INTRODUCTION Cigarette smoking is the single largest preventable cause of death and disability in the industrialized world and it causes at least 85% of lung cancers, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. In addition smokers are at a higher risk from psychiatric co-morbid illness such as depression and completed suicide. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey in which we targeted all patie...

Hemiscorpius lepturus (H. lepturus) is one of the most dangerous scorpions in Iran. Intramuscular administration (IM) of available Razi antivenom to H. lepturus venom is used by many of Iranian clinicians. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the efficiency of IM route for treatment of envenomed patients by H. lepturus. We compared the pharmacokinetics parameters of venom and ant...

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BACKGROUND Family-centered care (FCC) involves holistic care and requires cooperation with the family in planning, intervention, and the evolution of the care that is being provided. Many previous studies have provided results that indicate the importance of the family's involvement in pediatric care, but there is still resistance in doing so within the organizational culture of the hospitals i...

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Internal Wave Fields in Deep and Shallow Water Oleg A. Godin CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/OAR/Environmental Technology Lab., R/ET-0, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328 phone: (303) 497-6558 fax: (303) 497-3577 email: [email protected] Alexander G. Voronovich NOAA/OAR/ Environmental Technology Lab., R/ET1, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328 phone: (303) 497-6464 fax: (303) 497-3577 ema...