The socioeconomic (SE) status is considered to be one of the most important health risk factors nowadays. A simple search showed that only in 2011, more than 1100 articles were cited in Pubmed about the relationship of health and SE status. However, there are many inquiries about this association. The SE status is a complex and multidimensional issue, and there is no gold standard method to mea...

The research objective is to analyze the information in “Collection of Chronicles” Kasimov author Kadyr Ali-bek about Golden Horde. Research materials: historical work “Jami al-tawarikh” by Ali-bek, written his own hand 1602 at capital Khanate Kerman (the modern city Kasimov). Results and scientific novelty: article devoted analyzing from dastans Ali-bek. It dwells on history source’s introduct...

the association of hla class ii genes with ulcerative colitis (uc) as an autoimmune disease has been investigated for several years. however, factors responsible for genetic predisposition of this disease have so far not been clearly understood. in this study, for the first time, we aimed to investigate the association between hla-drb1 types and uc in the population of kerman, a city southeast ...

INTRODUCTION As the result of epidemiological transition and aging of Iranian population, the frequencies of systemic diseases among patients in of need endodontic treatment has increased, especially within developed cities. However, there have been no concise reports of systemic diseases in Iranian patients. Based on this need, the present investigation was conducted to assess the frequency of...

BACKGROUND Malaria is a big problem of public health in many tropical countries where socioeconomic development is deficient. Four species of plasmodium are capable of infecting human: P. falciparum, P. malaria, P.vivax, P. ovale. Southeastern corner of Iran, including Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan and the tropical part of Kerman Province, are endemic region of malaria. This study aimed to ...

Visceral leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in many parts of Iran and infected dogs constitute the main domestic reservoirs that play a key role in transmission to humans. The objective of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in southeast of Iran. This survey was carried out from 2009 to 2011 in Kerman, ...

BACKGROUND Methadone is a synthetic opioid that has been used to relieve severe pain in addiction withdrawal. Unfortunately, due to non-standard supply and storage, the incidence of poisoning and deaths caused by this drug is increasing daily. The purpose of this study was to determine the underlying causes of methadone poisoning in children admitted to Kerman Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman Univer...

BACKGROUND Mycoplasma synoviae is an important avian pathogen which can cause both respiratory disease and synovial joint inflammation (synovitis) in poultry. Mycoplasmas spp. may cause the respiratory system infection in ostriches with symptoms such as inflammation of the nose, trachea and also damages of lungs. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to use the M. synoviae specific Polymerase Ch...

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran (Correspondence to V. Modarressnejed: [email protected]). Received: 21/05/03; accepted: 25/02/04 ABSTRACT A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship and predictive value of umbilical cord blood pH for adverse neonatal ...