OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs of 12-year-old children living in Teheran and a rural area surrounding Esfahan. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 1,102 pupils were examined clinically for caries according to WHO criteria. One calibrated dentist examined all children. RESULTS Of the children studied, 63.8% had sound permanent dentition, 9.9% had filled t...

larger than the size of a rupee, on his face, situated at the corner of the right ala nasi. His father, who accompanied him, had recently returned home with the boy from Teheran to visit his family. The boy had contracted the trouble in Teheran some four months previously. As they did not turn up next day I forgot all about this case. After three weeks the boy was again brought to me fof cough,...

OBJECTIVE Influenza vaccinations are recommended for health professionals by the WHO and the CDC. Medical students are important health professionals not only as future physicians, but also due to their frequent contact with patients during their education. The aim of this study was to compare the knowledge, attitudes, motivations and influenza vaccinations of medicine students in three differe...

1Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2Nuclear Sciences Research School, Radiation Applications Research School, Tehran, Iran 3National Radiation Protection Department, Iranian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Teheran Iran 4Nuclear Sciences Research School, Nuclear Sciences and Technology Research Institute, ...

Kui Lin1∗, Joyce McLaughlin, Ashley Thomas, Christopher Hazard, Kai Thomenius, Zaegyoo Hah, Kevin Parker, Deborah J. Rubens Mathematics Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, New York, 12180, USA; GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY, 12309, USA; Institute of Medical Engineering and Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA Samsung Medison, 42, Teheran-ro, 108 gil, Gangnam, Seoul, 1...