Islamic Iran, on the Horizon of the 2025 Outlook Document, should obtain first regional rank in economic, social, scientific, and cultural domains. Country’s noticeable growth in scientific production and dynamic movement of Iranian scientists and specialists in scientific frontiers resulted in the country earning first rank in regional scientific production, leaving behind Turkey, in the year ...

BACKGROUND Hand Eczema (HE) is a dermatological disorder with frequent relapses and multiple causes such as atopic, allergic and irritant contact dermatitis. The management is complex because of the wide range of different pathogenesis. Efficacy of some of available treatments is not well established and it can affect patients' quality of life significantly. METHODS Reports on HE such as diag...

1 Clinical Research Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IR Iran 2 Iranian Society for Support of Patients With Infectious Diseases, Tehran, IR Iran 3 Nephrology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4 Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Hepat Mon.2012;12(7):463-464. DOI: 10.5812/hepatmo...

aFaculty of pharmacy, International Aras Branch, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. bDrug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz. cDepartment of Microbiology, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran. dStudent Research Committee, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran. Copyright © 2017 by School of Pharmacy Shaheed Behes...

1. Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. M Sc student, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Department of Midwifery, Client Education and Management Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran 4Mental Health Research Group, Health Metrics Research Centre, Iranian ...

BACKGROUND Discharge against Medical Advice (DAMA) is a problem for hospitals which may result in increasing readmissions, morbidities, inabilities, deaths and health care costs. This study, aimed to investigate the rate and causes of DAMA in Iranian hospitals. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis study was conducted in 2014. Required data were collected through searching for key wor...

BACKGROUND Health care systems should assign quality improvement as their main mission. Clinical governance (CG) is a key strategy to improve quality of health care services. The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) has promoted CG as a framework for safeguarding quality and safety in all hospitals since 2009. The purpose of this study was to explore perceived facilitators a...

BACKGROUND Despite increasing numbers of Iranian-American physicians practicing in the United States, little is known about the barriers that may impact them as providers of sexual health care. This is an important topic as discussions of sexual topics are generally considered a taboo among Iranians. We aimed to identify barriers experienced by Iranian-American physicians that inhibit their wil...