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Prognostic factors in 1,138 Iranian colorectal cancer patients
(2008)
Background and aim: The incidence of colorectal cancer is increased in Iran in recent years and colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in both sexes. The aim of this study is to define the prognostic factors ...
Survival rate and prognostic factors of esophageal cancer in east Azerbaijan province, North-west of Iran.
(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 ...
The health status of the elderly population of Iran in 2012
(2015)
Background: With advancing age comes dramatic increase in the incidence of chronic diseases, disabilities, and mental problems. This study was conducted to epidemiologically describe the health status of the elderly ...
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in north-west of Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan: a major public health concern for Iranian people.
(2015)
Republic of Azerbaijan is considered as an area with high prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Uncontrolled travelling of Azerbaijanis people to Iran is the issue that needs to be considered as an important ...
Congenital anomalies and termination of pregnancy in Iran
(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 ...
Traffic injury deaths in West Azarbaijan province of Iran: A cross-sectional interview-based study on victims' characteristics and pre-hospital care
(2009)
This study highlights the socio-demographics and death circumstances of victims of fatal road traffic injuries (RTIs) in one Iranian province. A representative sample of cases was selected from a national register and ...
Resistance to single-agent chemotherapy and its risk factors in low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasms
(2015)
Aim Gestational trophoblastic neoplasm (GTN) is a rare disease which is classified into high- and low-risk groups. While the high-risk patients require combination therapy, the low-risk groups respond to single-agent ...
Occurrence of haemophilia in Iran
(2009)
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The effect of a home-based exercise intervention on postnatal depression and fatigue: A randomized controlled trial.
(2015)
This study aims to determine the effectiveness of home-based low-intensity stretching and breathing exercises on the reduction of 1 and 2 month post-partum depression (primary outcome) and fatigue (secondary outcome) scores. ...
Melasma and its association with different types of nevi in women: A case-control study
(2008)
Background: Very little is known about possible association of nevi and melasma. The study objective was to determine if there is an association between melasma and existence of different kinds of nevi. Methods: In a ...