background and objectives:   iranian chronic hbv carrier’s population has shown a unique pattern of genotype d distri- bution all around the country. the aim of this study was to explore more details of evolutionary history of carriers based on structural surface proteins from different provinces. materials and methods: sera obtained from 360 isolates from 12 different regions of country were u...

the primary goal of any economic policy in the production front is, as far as possible to enhance the degree of sectoral interrelatedness (henceforh si) within the home economy. the focal objective of such policy is not only to increase the sectoral value added of the economy but also to improve the position of the trade balance in the commodity trade front. iran, being characterized a sole mon...

Swollen and painful joints in the hands of women over 40 years of age present a diagnostic problem. We have seen a number of patients whose signs and symptoms conformed to the criteria laid down by Kellgren and Moore (1952) for primary generalized osteo-arthritis but who, in addition, had swollen and painful metacarpophalangeal joints, particularly the second and third, and often involvement of...