Seyyed Mehdi Vahedi

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

[ 1 ] - Epidemiology of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) Infection and its Prevalence in Rafsanjan

Background and Aims: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most important health problems worldwide. Currently, Iran is located in the intermediate HBV zone,This study was conducted to find out the prevalence of HBV  infection among patients referring the hospital care in Rafsanjan, Iran. Materials and Methods: A total of 2030 blood samples (471from  males and 1559 ...

[ 2 ] - Study on the relationship of demographic characteristics of rs1053004 in STAT3 Gene in pationts with HCC following chronic HBV infection

Background and Aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most important common cancers in the world. The main etiology of this cancer in developing and third world countries is due to the infection with hepatitis B and C viruses. Hepatitis B and C viruses (HCV) would both cause liver cancer but the incidence of the disease in relation to the age and gender has not been determined. The ...

[ 3 ] - Assessment of the quality of randomized controlled trials in orthodontics published in PubMed indexed journals by Iranian authors from 2007 to 2017

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for providing evidence in clinical research. The present study was performed with the objective to assess the quality of reports of RCTs in orthodontics in PubMed-indexed journals published by Iranian authors from 2007 to 2017.METHODS: All the articles on orthodontics published from 2007 to 2017 and indexed in PubMed ...