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Cancer in East Azerbaijan, Iran: Results of a population-based cancer registry
(2008)
Background and aims: Regardless of the fact that cancers of GI tract have been reported to be the most common fatal neoplasms in East Azerbaijan, there is a serious lack of population-based studies in this region. Methods: ...
Cancer incidence among the elderly population in the Northwest of Iran: A population based study
(2009)
This article was aimed to provide an overview and a perspective on the changing impact of cancers with increasing age on three age groups. A population based cancer registry was undertaken to register all new cancers cases ...
Relationship between serum hyaluronic acid level and stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis [Odnos izmedu koncentracije hijaluronske kiseline u serumu i stadija jetrene fibroze kod bolesnika s kronicnim hepatitisom]
(2009)
Background: Liver biopsy is the gold standard for assessing liver disease stage, but It is prone to some complications. Noninvasive methods have been proposed as surrogate markers for liver biopsy. Serum hyaluronic acid ...
Seroprevalence of anti-helicobacter pylori antibodies in hepatitis B and C patients with cirrhosis: A case-control study
(2007)
Background: Cirrhosis is terminal stage of many chronic liver diseases like hepatitis C and hepatitis B. In some studies the role of helicobacter pylori has been demonstrated in progress of cirrhosis and its complications, ...
Personality factors and profiles in variants of irritable bowel syndrome
(2007)
Aim: To study the association between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) variants (constipation, diarrhea, or both) and personality traits in non-psychiatric patients. Methods: IBS was diagnosed using the Rome II diagnostic ...
Five personality dimensions in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
(2008)
Aim: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract has bee, related to psychological factors. Aim of this study is to study the differences of personality factors between IBS patients ...
Gastrointestinal cancer occurrence in East Azarbaijan: A five year study from North Western Iran
(2006)
Background and aims: Regardless of the fact that neoplasms of the GI tract have been reported as the most common fatal cancers in east Azerbaijan, there is a serious lack of population based studies in this region. The aim ...
An inverse relation between CagA+ strains of Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of erosive GERD
(2008)
Objective: The aim of this study is investigating the association of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and its cytotoxic-associated gene A (cagA) strain with reflux esophagitis. Methods: In a case-control setting ...