Esmaeil Idani

Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Short-term effects of air pollution on respiratory mortality in Ahvaz, Iran

Background: Urban air pollutants may affect respiratory mortality. This study was conducted to investigate this effect in Ahvaz, one of the most polluted cities in the world. Methods: The impact of 7 major air pollutants including O3, PM10, NO2, CO, and SO2 were evaluated on respiratory mortality in different gender and age groups using a quasi-Poisson, second degree polynomial constrained, di...

[ 2 ] - تاثیر برنامه ی عملی نوشتاری((Written Action Plan مبتنی بر علایم بر روی میزان مراجعه به اورژانس و غیبت از مدرسه کودکان 7 تا 18 سال شهر اهواز

Abstract Background: Asthma is one of the most common childhood diseases and the first cause of school absentness and third cause of hospitalization in the children under 15 years. The goal of this study was to assess the effect of symptoms-based “written action plan” on frequency of emergency department visits and school absentness in children with the age of 7-18 years. Materials and methods:...