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Estimating Economic Burden of Cancer Deaths Attributable to Smoking in Iran.
(2015)
There is a broad consensus among health policy-makers that smoking has a significant impact on both heath system and society. The purpose of this study was to estimate the economic burden of major cancer deaths caused by ...
Return to work and its relation to financial distress among Iranian cancer survivors.
(2015)
Return to work after treatment completion is important for both cancer survivors and society. Financial distress is one of the factors that may influence the return to work in cancer survivors. However, this relationship ...
Iranian cancer patient perceptions of prognosis and the relationship to hope.
(2014)
The aim of this study was to investigate Iranian cancer patient perceptions of their prognosis, factors that influence perceptions of prognosis and the effect this has on patient level of hope.Iranian cancer patients (n=200) ...
Prevalence of exfoliative toxin A and B genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical specimens.
The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus is based on the production of various virulence factors. The frequency of these factors can markedly differ according to the geographical region.In this study, we investigated the ...
Diagnostic value of fecal calprotectin as a screening biomarker for gastrointestinal malignancies.
(2014)
Calprotectin in feces seems to be a more sensitive marker for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers than fecal occult blood, but its specificity may be too low for screening average risk populations. This study aims at evaluating ...
Comparison of four surgical techniques for management of pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachment: a multicenter clinical trial.
(2016)
To compare the visual and anatomical outcomes of four surgical techniques to manage pseudophakic and aphakic retinal detachment (PARD).In a multicenter randomized clinical trial, 211 eyes of 211 patients with PARD and ...
Correlation between hip rotation range-of-motion impairment and low back pain. A literature review
(2015)
Background. Hip rotation range-of-motion (ROM) impairment has been proposed as a contributing mechanical factor in the development of low back pain (LBP) symptoms. There is a hypothesis which suggests that a limited range ...
Cross-linked polyelectrolyte and its function in adsorption of fluid and excess nitrogen waste products: An experimental study on dialysate effluent fluid
(2017)
Introduction. One of the most important issues in patients with chronic kidney disease is fluid retention and volume overload accompanied by retention of nitrogenous waste products and some electrolytes. Bowel fluid contains ...
Spiral computed tomographic pulmonary angiography in patients with acute pulmonary emboli and no pre-existing comorbidity: a prospective prognostic panel study.
(2015)
To investigate the prognostic validity of the right ventricular to left ventricular diameter (RVD/LVD) ratio and Qanadli pulmonary artery obstruction score (PAOS) in hemodynamically stable patients with no pre-existing ...
Comparative Study of Dermatoscopic and Histopathologic Results in Facial Basal Cell Carcinoma and Melanocytic Nevi.
(2016)
Dermatoscopy can be applied to diagnose pigmented skin lesions. The aim of the present study was to compare dermatoscopic and histopathologic results in basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and melanocytic nevus of theface.In an ...