Increasing construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation has faced serious challenges in the metropolitan areas of Iran. The objective this research is to present a system dynamics model for C&D management Tehran. In particular, variables such as energy consumption carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions city Tehran horizon 2041 are studied predicted. rate housing urban infrastructure will ...

OBJECTIVE There have been contradictory findings on the relationship between Socioeconomic Status (SES) and child development although SES is associated with child development outcomes. The present study intended to define the relationship between SES and child development in Tehran kindergartens, Iran. MATERIALS & METHODS This cross-sectional survey studied 1036 children aged 36-60 month, in...

AIM This study investigated the prevalence of sapovirus infections in patient with acute gastroenteritis in Tehran, Iran. BACKGROUND Sapovirus, a member of the family Caliciviridae is one of the major causative agents of viral gastroenteritis affecting both children and adult individuals. There isn't enough data about prevalence and genotypes of sapovirus infection in Tehran, the capital city...

BACKGROUND There is substantial lack of knowledge about the role of socioeconomic status (SES) indicators on life expectancy (LE) within-cities, especially within mega-cities. We aimed to investigate the disparities of LE within city districts of Tehran, Iran, and specify how SES inequalities play role on LE. METHODS The death and population data for 2010 by different age, gender, and residen...

tehran municipality, at the lowest level, has been divided to many inner- city areas. if the municipality is going to provide desired services to citizens, it is necessary to design the characteristics of organized inner-city areas. this research is designed to identify the characteristics of organized inner-city areas in tehran city- based on the benchmarking mechanism. required data was gathe...

Background and Objective: Asthma is a major health problem and a high-burden disease in the world. Unfortunately the prevalence of asthma in adult populations in Iran is not determined precisely. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of asthma symptoms and it’s relation with ages, gender and smoking behaviour in city of Tehran. Methods: A telephone interview survey was conducted am...

Objective: Overweight has become a public health problem in most developing countries. Evidence suggests that adolescence is a critical period in determining adulthood obesity and its complications. The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among secondary school students. Design and setting: This descriptive study was conducted in Tehran city, 2000–20...

OBJECTIVE Overweight has become a public health problem in most developing countries. Evidence suggests that adolescence is a critical period in determining adulthood obesity and its complications. The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among secondary school students. DESIGN AND SETTING This descriptive study was conducted in Tehran city, 2000-20...