oral mucosa can be affected in many systemic diseases such as chronic renal failure (crf). many metabolic and hematologic disorders develop in patients with crf which can also affect oral cavity. oral mucosa, teeth, salivary glands and jaw bones are affected. although hemodialysis can improve many of systemic features but the best treatment is renal transplantation. in addition to previous feat...

background and objective: today, much attention is being paid to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. in some parts of the world, the rate of cardiovascular disease is low due to a mediterranean diet containing olive oil. this systematic review examined the verses and traditions in order to express opinions on olive and compare it with the findings of modern medicine. methods: this is a q...

background: increasing antimicrobial resistance is now a critical point of human being in the world. especially wide spectrum antibiotics resistance germs like vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) should be dealt as soon as possible as an emergency conflict. our study tries to reveal the amount of irrational use of vancomycin in a teaching hospital in iran. methods: we elected the whole inpat...

introduction: clinical education is one of the most important and crucial parts of health science education. successful clinical education needs to adopt effective approaches that are based on up to date knowledge, clients’ and patients’ needs. therefore, it can prepare the learners for learning. this study aimed to introduce some new approaches in clinical education. methods: in this review st...

background: constipation is physically and mentally troublesome for many patients and has adverse effects on their quality of life. the aim of the present study was to systematically review previous studies on the epidemiology of constipation in iran. methods: bibliographic databases including pubmed, google scholar, and iranian databases including scientific information database, iran medex, a...

abstract background: this integrative review was aimed to examine in literature and integrate the determinants of nurses’ organizational commitment in hospital settings. materials and methods: in this study, an integrative review of the literature was used. the search strategy began with six electronic databases (e.g. cinahl and medline). considering the inclusion criteria, published studies th...

background: increased life expectancy and the growing phenomenon of aging can lead to increased burden of chronic diseases (cds) which adversely affects the overall health of elderly, their sexuality in particular. sexual life of aged population is overlooked in many of the societies. in the present narrative review, we aim to assess the impact of cds on sexual function of elderly people. mater...