a Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran b Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran c Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran d Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr,...

1Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Pulmonary), Bushehr Medical Center Hospital, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran 2Department of Radiology, Bushehr Medical Center Hospital, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran 3Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GRCGH), Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran 4The Persian Gulf Tropic...

Background: Sulfur dioxide is one of the important pollutants that at the present time cause irreparable damage to environment and human health. The aim of present study was to study and comparison the effects of SO2 on respiratory and cardiovascular deaths in Bushehr city. Materials and Methods: This analytical study was conducted in Bushehr city during 2011. In the first stage data were colle...

BACKGROUND Present study was an attempt to measure outdoor and indoor gamma dose rates in Bushehr city to determine corresponding annual effective dose and, to assess effect of active nuclear power plant located in Bushehr city on background radiation level of this city. METHODS All measurements were performed by G.M (Geiger Muller) detector (X5C plus) calibrated in Iran Atomic Energy Agency....

1. Medical Physics Department, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2. Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 3. Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 4. Tangestan Health Network, Bushehr University of Medical Sci...

Sara Forootan, Mohammad Reza Forootan, Yalda Mousazadeh. Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Medical Student in Bushehr University of Medical Science, Bushehr, Iran; Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of...

1 Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, ShirazUniversity of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134845794, Iran; [email protected] 2 Tangestan Health Network, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 7551866897, Iran; [email protected] 3 Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), ShirazUniversity of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134845794, Iran 4 M...

BACKGROUND Patients with β-thalassemia major (TM) develop iron overload through increased iron absorption and transfusional therapy and it's the most important complication of TM. Thalassemia is common in coastal regions and lands with low altitudes. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of high and low altitude on serum ferritin and treatment requirement in two groups of β-thalassem...

PURPOSE The main objective of the Bushehr Elderly Health Programme, in its first phase, is to investigate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and their association with major adverse cardiovascular events. PARTICIPANTS Between March 2013 and October 2014, a total of 3000 men and women aged ≥ 60 years, residing in Bushehr, Iran, participated in this prospective cohort study (particip...

In this article, we determined the concentration levels of metals including Zn, Al, Sr, and Co and metalloid of As of ballast water in commercial ships entering Bushehr port, along the Persian Gulf. Ballast water samples were taken from commercial ships entering Bushehr port from 34 ports around the world during 15 February and 25 August 2016. The concentration levels of metals and metalloid we...