background: social phobia is a pervasive and debilitating disorder, with relatively high prevalence, which is affected by different variables and influences many aspects of human life. this study was carried out with the aim to determine the relationship between social anxiety and personality dimensions among students of rafsanjan university of medical sciences, iran, in 2013. materials and met...

nowadays medical journals around the world have proven their vital role in communities’ health. nevertheless, one important question is always arising regarding these journals that are whether they should publish any advertisements? the aimed of the present review article was to discuss different issues raised whenever one would like to answer this question. in 2013, the pub med search engine w...

introduction lumbar puncture (lp) is a commonly needed procedure in pediatric medicine. in teaching hospitals, it is usually taught to junior residents by senior residents. objectives the goal of this study was to determine the dexterity of pediatrics residents in performing this procedure. patients and methods all pediatric residents of shiraz university of medical sciences were enrolled in th...

nowadays and throughout the history, medical rights and ethics were among the most important subjects in relation with the field of medicine. women’s medical rights including issues about sickness, sex, abortion and so on are among main branches of medical ethics. it should be stated that this matter was not investigated sufficiently about ancient persia (since the beginning of historical perio...

introduction: partnership working plays an important role in the health system, results in delivery of coordinated packages of services to patients, and reduces the impact of organizational fragmentation. method: the study aimed to determine the relationship between partnership working and productivity in the employees of a university of medical sciences in the south of iran. results: according...

conclusions it is better to remove the unused devices safely to prevent and decrease their possible complications. case presentation a 50-years-old woman, with a history of breast cancer, had a permcath emplacement in right subclavian vein for a course of chemotherapy. the treatment for cancer seemed to be successful and the permcath had remained in its position without complication, for a coup...

introduction: today, development of professionalism is a critical aim of medical schools. studies have demonstrated that medical students’ perceived level of professionalism is inadequate worldwide. this study aimed to investigate the medical students’ perceptions of their colleagues’ professional behavior. methods: this study is a cross-sectional study with 280 medical students at shiraz unive...

conclusions in addition to the modern medical diagnostic methods, indigenous knowledge of folk medicine, especially folk orthopedics, with a little thought, guidance and planning can be considered as an appropriate therapeutic method in order to raise the level of public health without any side effects. background medical anthropology is the comprehensive intercultural systematic study of healt...

background: the modern electronic technologies have had a deep impact on traditional methods of education and brought forth new methods for effective education. electronic portfolio is one of the newest methods of teaching. therefore, the purpose of the present research was to study the impact of using e-portfolio on nursing students' learning in physiology course. methods: the design of t...

conclusions a review of opinion rhazes and other ancient islamic medical textbooks on nocturnal enuresis reveals that medical practice in those days was comparable to modern medicine yet avoiding the side effects that are commonly experienced with the modern medical approach. results our findings proved that rhazes described the symptoms, signs, and the treatment of nocturnal enuresis in accord...