Background and Objectives: The results of cohort studies could be used in evidence-based medicine in case they have a good quality and robust methodology. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the quality of cohort studies investigating preconception risk factors of gestational diabetes.   Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the cohort studies investigating the preconception risk ...

the main goal in carrying out this paper was to investigate the impacts of government’s support policies on income risk of egg producers in iran during years 1989-2008. index ccv, was employed to assess the variation in income of the producers. the results revealed that, market price support along with the overall support policies lead to a lowering of the percentage variations in income risk o...

BACKGROUND Cancer of the corpus uteri occurs more commonly among white women in the U.S., yet survival is poorer for black women. This study examined whether this trend has changed and also examined the relation of age and histologic subtype to differences in stage. METHODS This retrospective cohort study assessed incidence trends, mortality trends, and the relation of age and histologic subt...

(Healthcare-associated infection) HAI, causative organisms, associated risk factors in a neonatal intensive care unit in Turkey. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted on patients admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from July 2011 to June 2012. The criteria that were used to diagnose infection were in accordance with the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...

 In this paper, a new Dynamic Geometric Genetic Programming (DGGP) technique is applied to empirical analysis of financial ratios and bankruptcy prediction. Financial ratios are indeed desirable for prediction of corporate bankruptcy and identification of firms’ impending failure for investors, creditors, borrowing firms, and governments. By the time, several methods have been attempted in...

 Abstract Background: Osteoporosis is a major public health threat, and hip fracture is a serious consequence of osteoporosis. Apatient with an osteoporosis-related hip fracture has an increased risk for a second hip fracture. The effect of osteoporosis management on the risk of recurrent hip fracture was evaluated in this study. Methods: 58 hip fracture patients older than 50yr and BMD < 2.5 w...

background: regarding the close and continuous interaction of infertility staff with hopeless infertile couples and in the contrary the atmosphere of happiness especially in obstetric wards make a sense that considering anxiety and depression it would be a difference between these two wards. objective: the objective of this study is the comparison of the rate of depression and anxiety between t...