Mehrzad Lotfi

Medical Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

[ 1 ] - A Ten-Year Study of Prostate Cancer: A Southern Iranian Experience

Background: Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among the male population in the United States and the 3rd most common non-skin cancer among men in Iran. Its prevalence has shown a rising trend in recent decades. The aim of this study was to report the epidemiological features of prostate cancer in patients referred for prostate biopsy in the south of Iran and to evaluate the accuracy...

[ 2 ] - Temperature and COVID-19 Incidence: An Ecologic Study

Background: It has been hypothesized that COVID-19 is less prevalent in regions with warm climates. Contradictory results led us to investigate the correlation between temperature and the cumulative COVID-19 incidence rate. Method: We obtained COVID data from CRONALAB, COVID-DASHBOARD, and MCMC databases of Fars province, linked data, and finalized daily COVID-19 cases. Daily data on the temp...

[ 3 ] - Correlation between Social Capital and COVID-19 Indices: A Global Level Ecological Study

Background: Given that COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, has become a public health priority. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the social capital and the epidemiological indicators of COVID-19.  Methods: This survey is an ecological study, so all studied variables are aggregate variables.‌ To collect the variables in the study, a data set was provided, which includ...