background: every year, eating, exercise, work, and travel patterns change during the holidays and these behavioral changes at a larger scale may cause death due to cardiovascular disease (cvd). considering the importance of cvd, the present study was conducted for the first time in iran to determine the differences in the ratio of deaths due to cvd on holidays and working days. materials and m...

background: this study aimed to evaluate the design of emergency departâ­ments regarding to the patients’ and staff's privacy, confidentiality and facilities in genâ­eral teaching hospitals. methods: emergency departments of all the general teaching hospitals of shahid beâ­heshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran were evaluated in 2007 through both direct observation and interview ...

I Mohammadzadeh, L Shahbaznejad, N Wang, E Farhadi, A Aghamohammadi, L Hammarström, N Rezaei 1 Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran 2 Research Center for Immunode ciencies, Children’s Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3 Division of Clinical Immunology, Department ...

CHECKLIST ACCORDING TO PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE Ahmad Ghadami, Ali reza Irajpour, Sorour Mosleh, Fereshteh Baradaran Fard, Maryam Azari, Shokouh Sajadi, Mohammad Reza Sanaei. Assistant Professor, Ulcer Repair Research Center, Department of Operating Room, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Associate Professor, Department of Adult Nursing, Scho...

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. (Corresponding author) MD, FACMT, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [email protected] 2. MD, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Ardabil Universit...

1Child Growth and Development Research Center, Pediatric Pulmonology Department, Research Institute of Primordial Prevention of NonCommunicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran 2Imam Hassan Mojtaba Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, IR Iran 3Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children’s Medical Center, T...

BACKGROUND Hip fracture is the most serious complication of osteoporosis and imposes a significant financial burden on countries' economy. This study aimed to assess the hospitalization costs and length of stay associated with osteoporosis hip fractures and identify the major cost components in a referral hospital in Kermanshah city, Iran. METHODS In a prospective study, from May 21 2007 to M...

BACKGROUND Unlike the western hemisphere, information about stroke epidemiology in southern Iran is scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the main epidemiological characteristics of patients with stroke and its mortality rate in southern Iran. METHODS A retrospective, single-center, hospital-based longitudinal study was performed at Nemazee Hospital in Shiraz, Southern Iran. Patients...

__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Head, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Amir Mazandarani Hospital, Sari, Iran. [email protected] 2. (Corresponding author), Dentistry Student Research Committee (DSRC), Dentistry School, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran. [email protected]...

conclusions the stroke hospital admission rate might be increasing in birjand. therefore, health care administrators and public health authorities must work harder to promote the knowledge and practice of society about the stroke related risk factors and prevention methods. results totally, 1219 stroke (85.4% ischemic type) with the mean age of 69.6 ± 12.9 years and female: male ratio of 1.09 w...