Abstract The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism and the frequency of regular chelation therapy in patients with thalassemia major in Iran. Searching process was performed by two independent  researchers using valid keywords in the national and international database, including: Magiran, Iranmedex, SID, Medlib, Scopus, PubMed, Science ...

seroepidemiologic studies in developing countries show a high rate of helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infections in children, in contrast to developed countries. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of h. pylori in children and teenagers in tabriz, northwest of iran. in this prospective study 44 children and teenagers were randomly selected to study serum igg against h. pylori u...

background. regarding the lack of comprehensive systematic review on the efficacy of water fluoridation and prevalence of dental fluorosis, the aim of the current research was to systematically study the prevalence of dental fluorosis at different levels of water fluoride in the world and lay emphasis on the amount of fluoride in drinking water. methods. studies were searched in pubmed, scopus,...

background: one of the most common sexual‑transmitted infections among women is human papillomavirus (hpv) infection which is associated with genital cancers. different studies in iran reported various prevalences, and combining their results could be important for health policy makers. this study aims to determine the total prevalence of hpv infection as well as its related genotypes, particul...

eczema is a very common disorder that affects children. to find out the national prevalence of eczema in iranian children, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. we conducted a literature review by using the google scholar, pubmed in medline area, altavista, iranmedex and magiran in august 2013. the search terms included: prevalence, eczema, children, pediatric, allergy, isaac and ...