conclusions it was concluded that snake bite cases in kashan are similar to other areas in iran from an epidemiological point of view, including; age distribution rates, gender and site of the bites. the existence of macrov ipera lebetina, a dangerous venomous snake, can cause a range of clinical effects among residents in central parts of iran, such as kashan area. patients and methods this re...

Abstract Air pollution has become an important national issue in Iran recent years. Several studies have shown that air harmfully impacts the physical and mental health of citizens, reducing labor productivity student academic performance. One aspect is yet to be examined if it explains migration behavior across provinces Iran. Between 2011 2016, approximately 4.3 million Iranians (about 5% pop...

INTRODUCTION Hanging is one of the most commonly used way to commit suicide in many countries. This method used in suicide is considered a problem in Iran too, but no clear data exists regarding hanging in different regions or the country as a whole. Because of the epidemiologic differences in non-judicial hanging in different regions, this study aimed to assess it in Gilan province, Iran betwe...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The efficiency and function of the pharmaceutical sector, as a vital portion of the health system, have a significant effect on intermediate and final indices of health. In this research, the structure of the pharmaceutical market in Iran was examined through the calculation of concentration indices in 2011. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, the needed data was g...

Background: Patient who complain of the health community are unpleasant and may endanger honor medical community. However, patients’ complaints can improve quality services, increase accuracy staff, reduce diagnostic treatment costs. The aim this study was to investigate prevalence before after legal medicine consultation in orthopedic ward Taleghani hospital Tehran, Iran. Methods: This retrosp...

during 2010–2011, a faunistic study of the family syrphidae was carried out in torbat heydarie, roshtkhar and khaf (razavi khorasan province), northeastern iran. among the collected specimens, we found two species, paragus gussakovskii bańkowska and platycheirus immarginatus zetterstedt which are new records for the fauna of iran.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients with hydatid cyst during 2011 to 2014. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in Khorasan Razavi Province, the Northeast of Iran, from 2011 to 2014. The study population was all cases with hydatid cyst who diagnosed in governmental and private laboratories, hospitals and health centers (H...

During 2010 and 2011, Aspergillus species from section Flavi were isolated from rhizosphere in main peanut-growing region of Iran, Astaneh-e Ashrafiyeh, Guilan Province (northern Iran). The soil samples were taken from fruiting zone of peanuts in 3 districts and 10 locations, during the pod-filling period. The populations of Aspergillus section Flavi showed significant differences in cfu g-1 am...

typhoid fever is one of the most important infectious diseases transmitted by contaminated food and water. this study aimed at epidemiological features of disease during the last five decades, over the period from 1962-2011.a retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using typhoid fever national surveillance data.the highest incidence of typhoid fever was registered in 1965 with 133.4 /...

background: staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen. due to high prevalence of s. aureus infections and increasing resistance to antibiotics, physicians have been facing problems in choosing the appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy for such infections. objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the pattern of antibiotic resistance in s. aureus clinical isolates of mashhad qu...