Article type: Review Article Hypothermia is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality especially in low-income settings. To control this problem in countries such as Iran a full knowledge of the situation is of great importance. A review was performed both in Persian and English, including international databases. Totally 934 articles were reviewed and finally five articles were se...

We investigated the relationship between reported cases of influenza in Catalonia (Spain). Covariates analyzed were: population, age, data of report of influenza, and health region during 2010-2014 using data obtained from the SISAP program (Institut Catala de la Salut - Generalitat of Catalonia). Reported cases were related with the study of covariates using a descriptive analysis. Generalized...

The IUSSP Scientific Panel on Abortion, in collaboration with the Centre Population et Développement (CEPED) and the Centre de Recherche et de Documentation sur l’Amérique Latine (CREDAL – UMR7169 CNRS-Université de Paris III Sorbonne nouvelle), held a seminar on “Measurement of Abortion Incidence, Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality,” at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France, on 7-9 November 200...

chief tools to be used in understanding national health problems, and in devising answers to the problems, they are not useful alone. They need to be complemented by appreciation of the social, moral, and political influences on health thinking that are themselves as important to public health as increasing incidences of chronic diseases and costs of care. By merely gathering their earlier indi...

this study has been conducted on the path reports of diagnostic curettage carried out in mirza koochek-khan hospital during the 6 months of the year 1989 (april to september). the reports examined have been further classified into incompelete abortion, diagnostic currettage and others. a total number of 645 women have had d&c; according to the above criteria. in this period of time, incomplete ...

background : cancer incidence rate is increasing in the world particularly in developing countries. the awareness regarding cancer incidence and distribution helps policy makers and researchers to design comprehensive plan for controlling cancer. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence rate and trend of cancer in yazd province, centeral iran. methods : data from yazd cancer registr...

background: animal bites considered as one of the issues and problems of public health that potentially has the risk of rabies disease. this study was conducted to determine the epidemiology of animal bite in aq qala city during the years1998-2009. methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 13142 cases of animal bite recorded in aq qala city rabies treatment center selected by census m...