OBJECTIVE To evaluate province-specific estimates of incidence in males by age groups for skin cancer in the Golestan province, Iran. METHODS Data was collected from a cancer registry that was conducted by Health Deputy of Golestan province for a period of one year (2004). Age-specific rate and age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) were determined. Age-specific rate and age-standardized incid...

Background: Cancer is a major public health problem in the world. In Iran especially after a transition to a dynamic and urban community, the pattern of cancer has changed significantly. An important change occurred regarding the incidence of cancer at the southern shores of the Caspian Sea, including Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan province. This study was designed it investigate the epidemiolo...

background: evaluating the effectiveness of reengineering moheb (interventions and sociopsychological supports in disasters) project helps the managers of the welfare organization have feedback on the status of community empowerment against disasters. in this regard, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of reengineering moheb project to improve the knowledge, attitude, and performanc...

field studies were conducted at lorestan, kermanshah and golestan provinces in 2006 to separately evaluation of clethodim herbicide for weedy grass control in soybean. all experiments were designed as randomized complete blocks with four replicates. treatments included: clethodim at 0.6, 0.8, 1, and 1.2 l/ha; cycloxydim at 3 l/ha; haloxyfop-r-methyl at 0.75 l/ha; quizalofop-p-ethyl at 2 l/ha; a...

background little is known about hev seroprevalence and its determinants in iran. considering the fact that iran is among the countries in which hev infection is endemic, a large-scale population-based study in this regard is justified. methods this survey was conducted in 2006 in tehran and golestan provinces, iran. stored sera of subjects were tested for serological markers of anti-hev. the b...