BACKGROUND Athletes, especially bodybuilders, abuse anabolic steroid drugs to improve their strength and enhance their muscle growth and appearance. This study was conducted to determine the type and frequency of anabolic steroids abuse in bodybuilder athletes in Kerman City. METHODS A confidential questionnaire which included demographic data (age, education), name of abused anabolic drug an...

Legionella pneumophila is involved in more than 95% cases of severe atypical pneumonia. Infection is mainly by inhalation the indoor aerosols through the water-coolant systems. Because some Legionella strains may be viable but not culturable, therefore, Taq polymerase, DNA amplification and semi-nested-PCR were carried out to detect Legionella-specific 16S-rDNA sequence. For this purpose, 1.5 l...

BACKGROUND Dyspepsia is a common disorder that can present many clinical dilemmas in patient management. Although not usually life-threatening, its symptoms such as abdominal pain, heartburn, early satiety and postprandial fullness can have a significant negative impact on patients' quality of life. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dyspepsia and its associat...

Askari Nasrin, Akhtardanesh Baharak, Kheirandish Reza Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran Asian Pacific Journal of Trop...

1. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 3. Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 4. Dept. of Health Managem...

Batool Poorchangizi, Jamileh Farokhzadian, Fariba Borhani, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Moghaddameh Mirzaee. MSc student of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery and surgical ward nurse in Shahid Bahonar Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Department o...

the intention of this paper is to define the concept of the spirit of place, and then to identify methods for its preservation in historical urban contexts. in fact, this study seeks to answer the question whether the spirit of the place and its components can be derived from tissue structure to improve? and whether we can weave his old identity in psychological indicators - human behavior foun...

PERSPECTIVE: DO NURSING EDUCATION PREPARE STUDENTS FOR APPLYING OF PROFESSIONAL VALUES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE? Batool Poorchangizi, Jamileh Farokhzadian, Fariba Borhani, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Moghaddameh Mirzaee. MSc student of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery and surgical ward nurse in Shahid Bahonar Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Department of Community Healt...