abstractbackground: macrosomia is a term applied to newborns with a birth weight of 4000 gr or above. perinatal mortality and morbidity is increased in fetal macrosomia. clavicular fracture, injury to brachial plexus, and hypoglycemia are important side effects. mother’s age, body mass index of mother, weight gain in pregnancy, mother’s height, diabetes, history of macrocosmic delivery, gestati...

background and aims: coronary heart diseases (chds) contribute to mortality, morbidity, disability, productivity and quality of life. this study was aimed to determine the prevalence of major risk factors for chd in the provinces of iran. methods:this study reported pre-existing data and was of secondary, descriptive type. prevalence of non-communicable disease (ncd) risk factors was defined fo...

background and objectives: exposure to contaminated needlesticks and sharp devices is an important occupational hazard among healthcare workers. the objective of this study was to gain further insight into prevalence and risk factors of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers. methods: a cross-sectional survey was carried out among 384 healthcare workers of two hospitals in ne...

work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds) are common among drivers and official workers. musculoskeletal disorders are frequent causes of absenteeism in many countries. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors associated with these symptoms. a total of 346 workers and truck drivers were participated in this case-control study. all ...

background: the sporadic cases of radiation-activated multiple sclerosis (ms) has been previously described, with a few studies focused on the relationship between radiation and the risk of ms. the aim of our study was to evaluate the association between history of x-ray radiation and ms.   methods : this case-control study was conducted on 150 individuals including 65 ms patients and 85 age- a...

student life is a very different and highlychallenged course. specially, the beginning of student life is often associatedwith enormous psychological pressure, such as isolation from family and livingindependently, finding part-time jobs and dealing with various mental problems.this study has aimed to construct and validate a national student life scalefor drawing students' lives’ profile....

aim and background: in this study, the psychometric properties and hierarchal structural validity of short form health survey scale (sf-36) among students using structural equating modeling was investigated. methods and materials: a sample with 310 students (158 male and 152 female) from tehran university were chosen by multistage sampling method. for verifying discernment validity, two clinica...

objective: this study aimed to determine the association of cardiac risk factors and the risk of acute myocardial infarction (ami) in emergency department (ed) patients with non-diagnostic ecg changes. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in the ed of imam hossein hospital during a period of one year. in this study, patients with symptoms suggestive of ami including chest pain, dys...