background: vitiligo is a dermatological disorder of unknown etiology with a common incidence in southern iran. presence of autoantibodies to melanocyte antigens suggested an autoimmune basis of the disease. objective: in this study, the presence of rheumatoid factor (rf) in sera and skin biopsies of vitiligo patients was investigated. methods: the presence of rf in sera of 35 vitiligo and 32 n...

over a period of four years, we followed 200 male cases (female patients were excluded from this study because from early childhood, the majority of iranian girls have their ears pierced which tends to distort the ear lobe and renders the diagnosis of the crease difficult) of proved coronary artery disease (angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, and myocardial infarction) in a private clinic ...

the data for this study has been collected from a questionnaire examining the relationship between birth weight of the new born and some physical and socio-economic characteristics of the mother. between dec.1975 to jan.1976, 1553 women who had referred to two hospitals in tehran for labor: 981 to farah maternity and 572 to firoozgar hospital have been interviewed. the results of the study have...

background: socioeconomic status and demographic factors, such as education, occupation, place of residence, gender, age, and marital status have been reported to be associated with obesity. we conducted a systematic review to summarize evidences on associations between socioeconomic factors and obesity/overweight in iranian population.   methods : we systematically searched international datab...

background: 63tpreeclampsia63t is one of the 63tcommon complications63t 63tduring63t 63tpregnancy with63t 63tconsiderable maternal and fetal63t 63tmortality63t 63tand63t 63tmorbidity63t. 63thypercoagulability63t 63tdue to63t 63tthrombophilic63t 63tfactors63t 63tis63t 63tdiscussed as the etiology involved in63t 63tthis disease63t. objective: 63tthe aim of this study63t was to evaluate 63tselecte...

background: plasterers are at risk of musculoskeletal disorders (msds) due to the nature of their occupation and ergonomic factors. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical risk factors for msds among plasterers. materials and methods: in this descriptive study, 70 plasterers from neyshabur, iran, were studied in 2014. the nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire (nmq) was used t...

introduction: vaginits is probably the most common infection in women during their reproductive years, resulting in 5-10 million health-care visits a year, worldwide. vulvovaginal candidiasis (vvc) is the second-most common form of vaginitis in the united states, which is associated with use of oral contraceptives containing high levels of estrogen and hormonal therapies. midwives play an impor...

abstract background: sexuality is a basic and important factor in human experiences, which varies among different types of cancers. this study was carried out with the aim of defining the relationship between sexual dysfunction and related factors in genital and breast cancers. materials and methods: this cross‑sectional study was conducted on 150 women with genital and breast cancers admitted ...

background: mental disorders have an important relationship with work conditions. excessive workload, laborers needs and expectations ignorance, harmful physical agents, noise, poor lightning and bad work atmosphere result increasing stress and job dissatisfaction in workers . methods: this descriptive-analytical survey implemented in order to investigate stress and job satisfaction rate of one...

background: burn injuries in many respects is the most tragic that a person may experience. the purpose of this study was to know the burn casualties prevalence in people over 15 years old to identify the risk and predisposing factors in the province of west azarbaijan of iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed from march 2008 to march 2010. the demographic and epidemiologic inf...