Background: The risk of thyroid disease has been increased during recent years; more than 200 million people are suffering from various types diseases. rate nodules in women is 4 times that men. Epidemiological findings and experimental evidence lesions suggest sex hormones, especially estrogen, may affect this gland its neoplasms. Objectives: Considering the prevalence benign malignant women, ...

BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen which causes serious problems, especially in people who have immunodeficiency. Metallo beta-lactamase (MBL) resistance in this bacterium has led some difficulties in treating bacterial infections. MBLs are being reported with increasing frequency worldwide. The aim of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to coll...

the drought caused a series of effects on many sectors of economy, especially natural resources. during two last decades, iran has suffered from several severe to extreme agricultural droughts which caused significant decreases in rangeland and agriculture yields. this paper discusses the detection of agricultural drought severity over the rangelands of markazi province between 2000 and 2014 us...

The drought caused a series of effects on many sectors of economy, especially natural resources. During two last decades, Iran has suffered from several severe to extreme agricultural droughts which caused significant decreases in rangeland and agriculture yields. This paper discusses the detection of agricultural drought severity over the rangelands of Markazi Province between 2000 and 2014 us...

BACKGROUND Assessment of patients' views about the observance of their rights and obtaining feedback from them is an integral component of service quality and ensures healthcare ethics. The aim of this study was to assess patients' awareness of their rights and their satisfaction with observance of their rights, and provide effective strategies to improve the management of patients' rights in h...

BACKGROUND Protecting households from risk of impoverishment due to out-of-pocket costs in health care is a major challenge for health systems. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating some health expenditure of inpatient and outpatient care as well as assessing the predictors of catastrophic costs for inpatient care in one of central provinces of Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study,...

background: the objective of this study was to investigate hla-drb1*and dqb1* allelic polymorphisms in iranian patients with hydatidose. this is the first survey dealing with the correlation between hla-drb1* and dqb1* al-leles and cystic echinococcosis in iranian patients. methods : the study was carried out on 56 patients with confirmed cystic echi-nococcosis and 30 apparently healthy individ...