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Survival rate and prognostic factors of esophageal cancer in east Azerbaijan province, North-west of Iran.

Mirinezhad, SK; Somi, MH; Jangjoo, AG; Seyednezhad, F; Dastgiri, S; Mohammadzadeh, M; Naseri, AR; Nasiri, B (2012)

Esophageal cancer in Iran is the sixth most common cancer and is particularly important in east Azerbaijan. The aim of this study was to calculate survival rates and define prognostic factors in esophageal cancer patients.In ...

Congenital anomalies and termination of pregnancy in Iran

Samadirad, B; Khamnian, Z; Hosseini, MB; Dastgiri, S (2012)

The aim of this study was to document some epidemiological features of termination of pregnancy for birth defects in Iran. We studied 603 pregnant women who were diagnosed/recommended for the termination of pregnancy as ...

Age pattern of the occurrence of breast cancer in the northwest of Iran.

Eivazi-Ziaei, J; Dastgiri, S; Kermani, IA; Nikanfar, A; Esfahani, A; Sanaat, Z; Sadeghi-Bazargani, H; Vaez, J

Breast cancer represents 27% of the cancers and 19% of the cancer deaths in female population. The aim of this study was to document the age pattern of the incidence of breast cancer in Iranian female population in the ...

Impact of education in promoting the knowledge of and attitude to HIV/AIDS prevention: a trial on 17,000 Iranian students.

Jodati, AR; Nourabadi, GR; Hassanzadeh, S; Dastgiri, S; Sedaghat, K (2007)

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of an educational course on knowledge and attitude of students regarding HIV/AIDS prevention in Tabriz, Iran. The study was conducted by self-assessment technique among ...

Congenital anomalies in Iran: a cross-sectional study on 1574 cases in the North-West of country.

Dastgiri, S; Imani, S; Kalankesh, L; Barzegar, M; Heidarzadeh, M (2007)

At least one congenital anomaly is present in between 1% and 6% of all infants throughout the world. The aim of this study was to document some epidemiological features of congenital anomalies in the North-West of Iran.The ...

Folic acid and birth defects: a case study (Iran).

Hosseini, MB; Khamnian, Z; Dastgiri, S; Samadi Raad, B; Ravanshad, Y (2011)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of folic acid use in pregnancy for the reduction of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the northwest region of Iran. We studied 243 women with pregnancies complicated by some ...

Human leukocyte antigen and esophageal cancer in the northwestern region of Iran.

Eivazi-Ziaei, J; Dastgiri, S; Majidi, J; Vaez, J; Asvadi, I; Mahmoudpour, A (2006)

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is the 6th most commonly occurring cancer worldwide. A relationship between HLA A1 and B40 and esophageal cancer was described in patients examined in China. The aim of this study was to ...

Sensitivity and specificity of a short questionnaire for food insecurity surveillance in Iran.

Dastgiri, S; Tutunchi, H; Ostadrahimi, A; Mahboob, S (2007)

Food insecurity is frequent in both developed and developing countries, affecting from 5% to 25% of the general population. It has considerable health impacts on the physical, social, and psychological status of individuals ...

Epidemiology of childhood Guillan-Barre syndrome in the north west of Iran.

Barzegar, M; Dastgiri, S; Karegarmaher, MH; Varshochiani, A (2007)

This study was carried out to investigate the incidence, annual time trend and some epidemiological and clinical features of Guillain-Barre syndrome in children in the north west of Iran.In this population-based cross ...

Factors influencing evidence-based practice by Iranian general practitioners

Olfati, N; Dastgiri, S; Hajebrahimi, S; Jahanbin, H (2013)

Purpose: This study aims to fill the knowledge gap regarding general practitioners' (GPs) research utilization (RU) behavior in Iran. It also aims to find possible barriers to research use among GPs to inform organizational ...