BACKGROUND To determine the prevalence and intensity of helminths and their zoonotic importance in small rodents inhabiting in the suburban areas of Hamadan City, Iran. METHODS The present survey was conducted on the helminth infections of two species of rodents Apodemus sylvaticus (n=60) and Mus musculus(n=72) in the suburban areas of Hamadan City during 2010-2012. Rodents were collected and...

In an interesting study recently published by your journal, Eini et al 1 addressed the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory findings among patients with brucellosis. They used hospital data in Hamadan. Accordingly, hospital admissions are selective and may lead to bias. Authors reported majority of patients (72.2%) were from rural areas in Hamadan City. This key finding has been supported b...

Masoud Khodaveisi, Afsar Omidi, Shima Farokhi, Ali Reza Soltanian. Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, and Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, and Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan U...

1Biology Department, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IR Iran 2Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran 3Physiology Department, Medicine Faculty, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran 4Biology Department, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, ...

1 Department of Radiology Technology, Faculty of Para-medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 2 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 3 Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 4 Department of radiology, Besat Hospital, Hamadan University of Medi...

BACKGROUND This study was conducted to detect clusters of pulmonary TB cases in Hamadan Province, west of Iran. METHODS All patients with pulmonary tuberculosis recorded in the surveillance system from 2005 to 2013 were studied. The spatial scan statistic was used to detect significant clusters in status of unadjusted and adjusted for age, sex and location residence variables. RESULTS Clust...

Masoud Khodaveisi, Khosro Qaderian, Khodayar Oshvandi, Ali Reza Soltanian, Mehdi molavi Vardanjani. Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, and Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Master Sc Nursing Student, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Mother and child care Research Center and Medical-Surgical Nursing Depart...

Land use planning means managing our land and resources and it focuses on the functions of ecosystems. The main purpose of this study is to determine the places and sites with necessary capabilities for ecotourism, environmental conservation, agricultural activities, range management, forestry, afforestation, aquaculture, city planning and industrial development in the studied area. This resear...

a Assistant Professor of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Department of Radiology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. b MS in Medical Physics, School of Para-medicine, Department of Radiology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. c MS in Medical physics, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Physics, Hamadan University of Medical...

OBJECTIVE Exposure to mercury can occur in occupational and environmental settings. During clinical work with dental amalgam, the dental personnel are exposed to both metallic mercury and mercury vapor. The aim of the present study was to investigate blood mercury level (BML) and its determinants among dentists practicing in Hamadan city, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross sectional study...