background: nutrition is among the most important factors influencing coronary artery disease. objectives: here we aimed to study the nutritional status of patients with and without coronary artery disease (cad). patients and methods: we performed a cross-sectional study on 600 patients referred to a cardiology clinic with the signs of acs. the patients were then classified in to two groups (ca...

academics of universities have a critical and important role in the development and progress of countries as the main pillars of the higher education system. job dissatisfaction can lead to their reduced research efficiency and work quality. this study was conducted to evaluate job satisfaction and dissatisfaction among academics of shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran. it was a ...

introduction: screening of newborns with seizure, who have curable pathologic brain findings, might be able to improve their final outcome by accelerating treatment intervention. the present study aimed to evaluate the brain ultrasonography findings of newborns hospitalized with complaint of seizure. methods: the present cross-sectional study designed to evaluate brain ultrasonography findings ...

background : muscle cramps are painful manifestations that occur in many cirrhotic patients. this study aims to evaluate the risk factors for developing muscle cramps. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study evaluated 24 cirrhotic patients (18 male, 6 female) during 15 months. patients underwent careful examinations administered by the same person to determine the underlying cause of ...

objectives: liver cirrhosis can change many aspects of life of the patients and their family and effects society. we aimed to study the utility of cirrhosis from the point of view of the patients, their family, and their care takers to find appropriate interventions, and training and counselling programmes to support patients. methods: in this cross-sectional study with a goal-based sampling me...

background employee engagement is the emotional commitment of the employee towards the organisation. we aimed to analyse baseline work engagement using utrecht work engagement scale (uwes) at a teaching hospital.   methods we have conducted a cross-sectional study within the national health service (nhs) teaching hospital in the uk. all participants were working age population from both genders...

abstract background: previous studies have indicated an unspecific correlation between noise exposure and blood pressure disturbances. blood pressure disturbances could be caused by the environmental hazards such as noise exposure. the aim of this study is to analyze whether there is a relationship between noise exposure and hypertension. methods: atotal sample of 218 workers working in a small...