objectives: monitoring development in infancy results in early detection of developmental delay, and early intervention can prevent sever complications of developmental disorders. the purpose of this study was to determine quality of developmental screening of 3-12 months infants referred to tehran health centers, through comparing with screening by bayley infant neurodevelopmental screener ii ...

introduction: the importance of screening for diabetes mellitus is a contruversial issue worldwide, its vitality is obvious when it leads to effective treatment for those identified at screening. this study was performed in isfahan city to evaluate quality of care and treatment one year after diagnosis, in diabetic patients, newly diagnosed by screening. materials and methods : in this prospect...

background: the incidence of stroke is 2.1-5.2% in bypass surgery patients with a mortality of 0-38%. this study was designed to evaluate the incidence of significant carotid artery stenosis and its related risk factors in candidates for coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) surgery. methods: 1045 consecutive candidates for cabg underwent carotid artery doppler examination in a prospective study....

tuberculose has increased in the recent years. use of a sensitive screening method, can be one of the influential parameters in reduction of pulmonary tuberculosis. current screening method in the laboratories is based on observation of bacilli in stained smear by ziel-neelsen procedure. the aim of this research was to study the pcr efficiency in all confirmed patients of hamadan province. twen...

aim : the aim of this study was to report the anatomical location and histologic type of colorectal polyps in a large series of iranian patients that attended for colonoscopy. background : polyps that develop through the adenoma-carcinoma pathway are considered neoplastic and may eventually progress to invasive carcinomas. in addition polyps can develop with no neoplastic potential. these neopl...

background: breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. screening can reduce the rate of cancer and mortality. the aim of this study is description of screening programs about breast masses with clinical and para clinical examination. methods: this is a descriptive study on 952 women who had volunteered or were referred to tabriz behbood hospital during one-year period. data was collected...

background: colorectal cancer (crc) is the third most common malignancy in iran. limited data are available on knowledge and barriers in regard to crc and screening tests in iran. the aim of  the study was to characterize knowledge, practice, and barriers toward crc and its screening tests among an iranian at‑risk population. methods: this cross‑sectional study was conducted with participation ...

background and objectives: beta-thalassemia continues to be a cause of significant burden to the society particularly in the poorer developing countries. although sophisticated methods of screening have become available, a hunt for a cheap, rapid, objective screening method still remains elusive. thus, the objectives are to study the validity of naked-eye-single-tube-osmotic-fragility-test (nes...

background & aim: preeclampsi which is a common and important disorder in pregnancy is one of the three leading causes of maternal mortality. it is worthy to find out an appropriate screening test for it. this study aimed to assess serum hematocrit level as a screening test for preeclampsia. methods & materials: using a randomized stratification, 660 women who were in the 24-28 weeks of gestati...

background: hypoglycemia is one of the most common neonatal disorders, associated with severe complications. there has been a great deal of controversy regarding the definition and screening of hypoglycemia. therefore, in this study, we aimed to determine a cut-off value for blood glucose level in glucometer readings. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 238 newborns at risk of ...