background: cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. acute myocardial infarction (ami) represents the most dramatic presentation of cvd and is one of the most commonly seen acute medical emergencies. according to iran’s ministry of health, 966,779 people (46%) died of cvd and 575, 257 (27%) potential years of life were lost to cvd in 2000. we, ther...

introduction: increasing international travel to low-income areas is confronting travelers with new health threats. this study investigated international travelers’ health advice, behavior, and information needs in a low-income setting.methods: this is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. between october 27–31, 2014, 127 semi-structured surveys were conducted in jinja, uganda with internati...

purpose : childhood blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity (rop) is an important concern, but this blindness or severe visual impairment may be prevented if at risk infants are screened before occurrence of advanced stages. in this study, we tried to find the role of parental education about rop in parents’ compliance for on-time attendance for rop screening. methods : demographic factors ...

aim and background: schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disease that has an important effect on patients’ quality of life and their function. the goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of compliance therapy on quality of life and global function of schizophrenic patient. methods and materials: in this randomized controlled trial 76 remission patients with schizophrenia were recruited ...