UNLABELLED We provide the first reference values for bone mineral content and bone mineral density according to age and sex in Iranian children and adolescents. The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D was high, and levels of physical activity were low in our sample. Multiple regression analyses showed age, BMI, and Tanner stage to be the main indicators of bone mineral apparent density. PURPOSE N...

BACKGROUND Inequality in households' and individuals' consumption expenditures is one of the most important aspects of health status difference among households and individuals. OBJECTIVES We investigated the impact of some macro-economic factors specially inequality factors on the Iranian rural health status since 1986 through 2012. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a longitudinal ecologic...

BACKGROUND Nurses constitute the most providers of health care systems. Their mental health can affect the quality of services and patients' satisfaction. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is a general screening tool used to detect mental disorders. Scoring method and determining thresholds for this questionnaire are debatable and the cut-off points can vary from sample to sample. This stud...

Abstract This pre-registered study examined the prevalence and correlates of sexual aggression in a sample 530 Iranians (322 women, 208 men) with behaviorally specific questionnaire distinguishing between different coercive strategies, victim-perpetrator relationships, acts. Significantly more women (63.0%) than men (51.0%) experienced at least one incident victimization since age 15 years, sig...

an increased overbite may be due to a skeletal or dental etiology that may influence treatment. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the skeletal and dentoalveolar features in patients with deep bite malocclusion in an iranian population and to determine the most and least effective and contributory variables causing deep bite.lateral cephalograms and study casts of normal (n=85) and deep ...