BACKGROUND Bladder cancer is one the most common malignancies of the genitourinary tract. The present study aimed to assess the epidemiology, of bladder cancer in Mazandaran, a large province in northern Iran as high-incidence cancer area, during a 2-year period. METHODS The data for this study were obtained from the population-based cancer registry of the Vice-Chancellory for Health Affairs ...

BACKGROUND Malaria is one of the most important parasitic diseases in tropical and temperate regions. The aim of this study was to determine the trend of malaria in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran during 1997-2012. METHODS This retrospective study was conducted from 1997 to 2012. The population's study was individuals who registered at health centers of Mazandaran Province. Peripheral bloo...

HIV infection in the Islamic Republic of Iran is concentrated primarily among intravenous drug users. This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards HIV/AIDS prevention of a random sample of prisoners in 5 prisons in Mazandaran province. Of 1760 individuals aged 18-65 years old completing the questionnaire, the mean age was 30.1 (SD 8.1) years (range 18 to 59 years); 95....

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2014.04.034 0263-2241/ 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ⇑ Corresponding author at: Department of Computer Science, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), 46615-397 Chalous, Mazandaran, Iran. Tel.: +98 09111550790; fax: +6

Evaluation of Forest Ecosystem Functions using Integrated Methods Multi-Criteria Decision Making (Case Study: Mazandaran Provence, Shiadeh and Diva Ecosystem)

The present research aims to study information seeking behavior of faculty Members of Payame Noor University (PNU) in Mazandaran province of Iran by using Wilson's model of information seeking behavior. This is a survey study. Participants were 97 of PNU faculty Members in Mazandaran province. An information-seeking behavior inventory was employed to gather information and research data, which ...

The goal of this research is to analyze the explanation and design of intellectual capital management enablers. The research adopts a descriptive – survey approach. The statistical population included all faculty members of Islamic Azad Universities in Mazandaran province, (N=1700), of whom 313 people were selected as the sample using Cochran' v formula and stratified sampling method. Data coll...

Two new species records of Oplitidae, Oplitis exopodi Hunter & Farrier, 1975 and Oplitis sarcinulus Hunter & Farrier, 1976 are redescribed based on Iranian specimens from leaf-litter forest in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. A key to the Iranian species of Oplitis is presented.

*Corresponding Author: Mohammed Jafar Saffar, Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Mailing Address: Department of Pediatric infectious disease, Antimicrobial Resistant Nosocomial Infection Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Tel:+981133342331 Fax:+981133342331 Email: [email protected] Management of Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Developing Countr...

AIM Both observational and experimental studies have shown that higher selenium status reduces the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in selenium deficient populations. Recent cancer registry data have shown very different rates of esophageal cancer (EC) and gastric cancer (GC) in four Provinces of Iran, namely Ardabil, Mazandaran, Golestan, and Kerman. The aim of this study was to have a p...