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A survey of characteristics of self-immolation in the East of Iran
(2012)
The aim of this study was investigating the characteristic and outcome of self-immolation cases admitted to the Burn Centre of Birjand, Iran over an eight year period. This study is a retrospective review of case notes for ...
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 ...
The Prevalence, Attitudes, and Correlates of Waterpipe Smoking Among High School Students in Iran: a Cross-Sectional Study.
(2016)
The purpose of the present study was to determine the correlates of waterpipe (WP) smoking among 15-17-year-old high school students in Iran.Data were collected using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), a self-administrated ...
Survival analysis of breast cancer patients in northwest Iran.
(2013)
Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring cancer among Iranian women; however limited studies have been conducted to address survival rates.The objective was to examine survival rates in Tabriz (Northwest of Iran) and ...
Folic acid and birth defects: a case study (Iran).
(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 ...
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 ...
Common MEFV mutations in Iranian Azeri Turkish patients with Behçet's disease.
(2011)
Behçet's disease (BD) is an inflammatory disorder of unknown cause with higher prevalence along the ancient Silk Road. BD shares epidemiological and clinical features with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Moreover, ...
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 ...
Childhood cancer in Iran.
(2010)
This study tries to define the incidence, survival, and risk factors of childhood cancer in Iran. A literature review on published articles was conducted by using different search engine from November 1974 to October 2008. ...