Farshad Sharifi

Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Trends in health burden of untreated water and insanitary environments in Iran, 1990-2010: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2010

Background: Water, sanitation and hygiene have a very important role in public health. Poor sanitation is the cause of water contamination, which causes many types of diseases. The aim of this paper was to present the attributable death and disability adjusted life year (DALYs) of untreated water and insanitary environments from 1990 to 2010 in Iran.   Methods: In the Global Burden of D...

[ 2 ] - Barriers to Early Mobility of Patients Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit from the Point of View of Doctor, Nurse and Physiotherapist

Background and purpose: The concept of early mobility of a patient hospitalized in the intensive care unit is a very complex concept that requires interdepartmental coordination, energy expenditure and coordination of all the intensive care unit staff, including doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists. Early mobilization is safe, feasible and associated with positive results for the patient, medi...