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Prevalence of hookah smoking in relation to religiosity and familial support in college students of Tabriz, Northwest of Iran
(2014)
Background: Hookah smoking has increased worldwide especially among youth and young adults and has been identified as an emerging threat to public health. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of ...
Intracranial physiological calcifications in adults on computed tomography in Tabriz, Iran
(2007)
Intracranial physiological calcifications are unaccompanied by any evidence of disease and have no demonstrable pathological cause. They are often due to calcium and sometimes iron deposition in the blood vessels of different ...
Mothers' experiences of infants discharge in Iranian NICU culture: A qualitative study
(2013)
PURPOSE: This study examined mothers' experiences of the preparation of their infants for discharge in the Iranian neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) culture. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: Participants included 16 mothers who had ...
The efficacy of oral ivermectin vs. sulfur 10% ointment for the treatment of scabies
(2015)
Human scabies is caused by an infection of the skin by the human itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis). There are different medications for the treatment of scabies. This study aimed at comparing the efficacy and ...
The most common anatomical sites of arterial injury in the extremities: A review of 75 angiographically-proven cases
(2006)
The incidence of vascular injury has increased worldwide. In an attempt to quantitate the specific arteries most commonly involved in the extremities, we reviewed 75 patients with extremity trauma who were evaluated with ...
Measurement of oxidized low-density lipoprotein and superoxide dismutase activity in patients with hypertension
(2009)
Background: Arterial hypertension is an important risk factor for coronary artery disease and cardiovascular-induced morbidity and mortality. It can cause end-organ damages such as cerebrovascular diseases, renal failure, ...
Lack of association of CASC8 rs1447295 with colorectal cancer in Iranian population: A multicenter case-control study
(2017)
Several studies reported the potential role of the rs1447295 polymorphism in susceptibility to cancer. This variant located in the cancer susceptibility candidate 8 (CASC8) is a long noncoding RNA (lnRNA) gene and does not ...
Evaluation of platelet-rich plasma gel potential in acceleration of wound healing duration in patients underwent pilonidal sinus surgery: A randomized controlled parallel clinical trial
(2017)
Objectives One of the most important surgical issues applied in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease is wound healing. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel on ...
Sinus augmentation using human mesenchymal stem cells loaded into a ?-tricalcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite scaffold
(2008)
Objective: Implant placement in the posterior maxilla may often be contraindicated because of insufficient bone volume and presence of the maxillary sinus. In these situations, sinus floor augmentation frequently has been ...
Effect of static magnetic fields on the osseointegration of immediately placed implants: A randomized controlled clinical trial
(2012)
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of static magnetic fields (SMFs) on the implants immediately placed in fresh extraction sockets. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty patients who were in need of 20 fixed ...