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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Prehypertension and Hypertension in Iranian Population: The Lifestyle Promotion Project (LPP).
(2016)
This population-based study aimed at investigating the prevalence and associated factors of prehypertension/hypertension in Iran.The data (n = 2818) for this study were collected in 2015 as a part of the major Lifestyle ...
Caregiver-related predictors of thermal burn injuries among Iranian children: A casecontrol study
(2017)
Purpose Burns are a common and preventable cause of injury in children. The aim of this study was to investigate child and caregiver characteristics which may predict childhood burn injuries among Iranian children and to ...
Age pattern of the occurrence of breast cancer in the northwest of Iran.
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 ...
A decade of road traffic fatalities among the elderly in north-West Iran.
(2018)
Iran has a uniquely catastrophic status for road traffic injury incidence and fatality. The elderly account for a substantial number of the hospitalizations and fatalities due to traffic injuries. The aim of this study was ...
Risk factor investigation for cardiovascular health through WHO STEPS approach in Ardabil, Iran.
(2011)
Reliable evidence is the keystone for any noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention plan to be initiated. In this study we carried out a risk factor investigation based on the WHO Stepwise approach to Surveillance (STEPS).The ...
Mitochondrial DNA T4216C and A4917G variations in multiple sclerosis.
(2015)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and spinal cord and long has been the topic of global research; yet there is no commonly accepted cause and no cure for the disease. Mounting evidence supports the role of genetics ...
Predictors of functional improvement among patients with hip fracture at a rehabilitation ward.
(2009)
To determine possible predictors of FIM scores in patients with hip fracture at discharge a prospective cohort study of 117 patients with either DHS or hip arthroplasty admitted to a rehabilitation service was done. They ...
Iranian public trust in health services: evidence from Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran.
(2017)
This study investigated public trust in health services in Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran. A crosssectional household study was conducted in 2014, using random cluster sampling. A total of 1050 households were enrolled ...
Exploring possible causes of fatal burns in 2007 using Haddon's Matrix: a qualitative study.
(2015)
Burns are a major factor in injury mortality. The aim of this study was to explore the possible causes of fatal burns using Haddon's Matrix.This is a qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. We collected ...
Mitochondrial DNA G13708A variation and multiple sclerosis: Is there an association?
(2017)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered a pathogenetic enigma. Recently, efforts to implicate genetics in human susceptibility to MS have identified an important role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). G13708A is a common mtDNA ...