OBJECTIVE To determine the students' comparison of their one month educational trainings in Community-Oriented Medical Education with hospitals clinical education. STUDY DESIGN Observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Kermanshah Community-Oriented Medical Education Field, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran, from April 2000 to February 2009. METHODOLOGY As ...

BACKGROUND Transfusion services rely on transfusion reaction reporting to provide patient care and protect the blood supply. Unnecessary discontinuation of blood is a major wastage of scarce blood, as well as man, hours and funds. The aim of the present study was to describe the main characteristics of acute transfusion reactions reported in the 4 hospital of Kermanshah University of Medical Sc...

Evaluation of Energy Indices and Environmental Impacts Tomato Agroecosystems Paste in Kermanshah Region, using a Life Cycle Approach

Kermanshah is a city in west of Iran with a specific customs and cultures between the people who are living here. According to historical documents these cultures are very ancient and belong to more than one thousand years. The climate condition in this place forces people to find the solution of their problems using the plants and natural facilities. Therefore traditional healers were so activ...

BACKGROUND Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetic disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance among Caucasian populations. So far, more than 1950 different mutations were identified in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. CFTR gene has 27 exons. The type and distribution of mutations vary widely among different countries and/or ethnic groups. Therefore, a ...

Estimation of base temperature in different growth stages wheat Case study: Sararood Station Kermanshah

Cystic echinococcosis, caused by the larval stage of Echinoccocus granulosus, is a global public health threat. The aim of this study was to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of cases of primary and secondary hydatid cyst in the west of the Islamic Republic of Iran. A retrospective record review was made in 7 public and private hospitals in Kermanshah from 2004 to 2009. Of ...

BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is one of the most common sleep breathing disorders with significant consequences. The present study aims to determine prevalence of symptoms and risk of OSA in the general population of Kermanshah, Iran. METHODS From 2007-2008 by random-cluster-sampling, 527 adult subjects were selected from the urban region of Kermanshah. The age range of th...

The Relationship between wildfire areas and physiographic features in the Zagros vegetation area, Kermanshah province