Aims: The chronic renal failure and the subsequent hemodialysis and its consequent problems such as restless legs syndrome affect the individual’s quality of life through the changes they cause in his life style and health status. The present study was conducted to investigate the association between the quality of life and restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients. Materials and Methods:...

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. People with serious mental illness experience an erosion of functioning in day-today life over a protracted period of time. There is also evidence to suggest that people with serious mental illness have a greater risk of experiencing oral disease and have greater oral trea...

abstract hydatid cyst is the larval stage of the cestode worm echinococcus granulosus, which causes echinococcosis in human and some other mammalian. iran is located in endemic zone of this disease and chaharmahal va bakhtiari province, due to existence of sheep husbandry jobs, has a potential for high prevalence of the disease, . therefore, this investigation was carried out to study seroepide...

background and aims: there are different causes for brain death including head trauma, cerebrovascular accidents and intracranial space-occupying lesions. the present study was aimed to determine the causes of brain death in chahar mahal and bakhtiari province due to high turnover of trauma in this area during 2003 to 2013. methods: this study was based on routine data and was conducted on all ...

background: measurement of background radiation is very important from different points of view especially for human health. the aim of this survey was focused on determining the current background radiation in one of the highest altitude regions ( zagros mountains ), chaharmahal and bakhtiari province, in the south west of iran . materials and methods: the outdoors-environmental monitoring exp...

One of the main factors contributing to greenhouse gas emissions in the environment is the production of pollutant gases in landfills. Collecting the landfill gases (LFG) effectively reduces the emission of gasses from the landfill site. A precise collection system for LFG can create the potential for energy generation in addition to emissions reduction. However, in Iran, the implementation of ...