background osteoarthritis (oa) is a multifactorial, disabling and degenerative disease that worsens with age and affects patient’s health-related quality of life (hrqol). objectives the current study aimed to assess if age and comorbidities have an influence on knee oa and knee replacement outcome before and after the surgery. methods a quasi-experimental intervention study was conducted on a s...

background: most adult patients with diabetes have at least one comorbid chronic condition and approximately 40% have three or more. the purpose of this study was to investigate detailed characteristics of studies examining comorbidities of diabetes in iran and to identify knowledge gaps in this field. methods: all documents published by iranian authors in national and international journals un...