background gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common, chronic disease worldwide. the weekly prevalence of reflux in developed countries is 10% to 48%. it has previously been reported as 5% in asian countries, but new reports show a higher level in both asian and arab countries. in iran, reflux has increased over the last two decades. there are few studies concerning the prevalence of reflux i...

background:to determine the prevalence of incidental kienböck disease.   methods: a retrospective analysis of 150,912 radiological reports or images obtained over a five year period was performed of 76,174 patients who underwent a radiograph or computed tomography scan which included the wrist, in edinburgh and lothian, uk. results: there were 5 cases of incidental kienböck disease and 13 cases...

background: gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems in the west while different reports indicate an increase in the prevalence in iran. the aim of this study was to estimate the preva­lence and clinical spectrum of gerd in staff of a referral hospital and evaluate the risk factors. methods: this cross-sectional study using a modified mayo clini...

purpose: risk factors of pelvic inflammatory disease can be different in different countries because of different sexual behaviors and religious restrictions. this study investigated the risk factors of this disease in iranian women in tehran. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional, descriptive study 1104 women with pelvic inflammatory disease were assessed from may 2010 to march 2011. ...

a survey was carried out in the summer of 1972 in east azerbaijan, northwest iran, to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. ecg tracings were prepared from 198 women and 178 men aged 40-60. only 45% of the tracings were completely normal. q/qs abnormalities were found in 4.7% of tracings, left axis deviation in 4% tall r wave in 37%, st depression in 3.9% of men and 14.1% of women...

conclusions this study estimated that the prevalence of major depression among iranian individuals with pd living in kermanshah as 44%. major determinants of depression were female gender, rigidity, impaired posture, masked face, hyposmia, and anhedonia. results a total of 350 patients (52.9% men and 47.1% women) participated in this investigation. female gender (36.5% in women vs. 13.0% in men...