Maryam Karimian

Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Explaining socioeconomic inequalities in illicit drug use disorders in Iran

Background: Drug use disorders are one of the major health problems in societies, which cause physical, psychological, and social damages to individuals. Socioeconomic status is often inversely associated with drug use disorders. The present study aimed at determining the effect of socioeconomic inequality on the prevalence of drug use disorders and identifying its determinants in Iran.  ...

[ 2 ] - بروز ده ساله حوادث قلبی و عروقی و مرگ و میر در افراد میانسال و سالمند ساکن تهران- تاثیر گروههای مختلف فشارخون

Background: we investigated the association of different hypertension subgroups including isolated systolic hypertension (ISH), isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH), systolic-diastolic hypertension (SDH), controlled blood pressure (CBP), and uncontrolled blood pressure (UBP) for incident CVD and mortality events. Methods: 6974 middle age and 882 elderly participants were categorized accordi...