this study was conducted to evaluate the role of swimming on mechanic of lung in healthy individual and patients with asthma. a total 76 girls who took part in the course of regular swimming session three day per week for eight weeks enrolled in this study. all of them completed isaac written questionnaire and individual who was suspected of asthma or other atopic diseases was referred to aller...

for better management of asthma it is essential that patients adjust their treatment according to the medical plan developed by the health care professionals. to achieve this goal, patients should assess the severity of their disease regularly. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of regular measurement of peak expiratory flow and patient education on self management of asthma....

To determine and compare accuracy of various Doppler parameters for perinatal outcome. Umbilical artery (UA), Middle cerebral artery (MCA) and Ductus Venosus for predicting adverse perinatal outcome in patients of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH). 60 singleton pregnancy with clinically suspicion of IUGR/PIH or both, having gestational age of 30 wee...

osteoporosis is a major public health problem in iran. bone densitometry is used to diagnose osteopenia and osteoporosis and if necessary, prevent bone fractures, especially that of femoral neck. bone density is related to several factors including race, age, sex, environmental factors and nutrition. no comprehensive study has been performed in iran, yet. among the 10 to 75 year-old population ...

in the management and evaluation of asthma, simple instruments for measurements of peak expiratory flow rate (pefr) are necessary. the aim of this study was to determine normal pefr of the healthy children in babol, iran. this study was randomly done on 1050 students (primary and secondary schools) in babol. mini-wright peak flow meter was used for measurement of pefr. the range of age, weight ...