Touraj Banirostam, Kamal Mirzaie, Mehdi N. Fesharaki Department of Computer Engineering, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, IRAN Email: [email protected] Department of Computer Engineering, Maybod Branch, Islamic Azad University, IRAN Email: [email protected] Department of Computer Engineering, Science and research Branch, Islamic Azad University, IRAN Email: fesharak...

Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Alborz, Iran; Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Poultry Disease Diagnostics Section, Center of Iran Veterinary Organization Laboratory, Tehran, Iran; Department of Basic Sciences, F...

Objectives: The main objective of this study is to examine current patterns of health care-seeking behavior among residents in Tehran, 2008. Methods: A two stage cluster sampling method was used to select blocks at the first stage and households within them at the second. A total of 1882 individuals over 18 years resided in the households surveyed through an instrument. Validity and reliability...

with the overthrow of the shah and the rise to power of ayatollah khomeini in 1979, iran changed from a monarchy to an islamic regime based on an islamic constitution and islamic laws. as a result, a western stereotype of iranian women as veiled and helpless creatures got created. this stereotypical view has dominated public opinion since 1979 in both western societies in general, and among wes...

The Islamic Republic of Iran ranked 17th in terms of science production in the world in 2012, according to the latest statistics released by the Scopus database. According to the statistics, Iran produced 34,155 articles in 2012, which gained the country the world’s 17th rank in science production and fixed its top position in the region, above Turkey. Scientific progress over the past few year...

We aimed to determine the distribution of ophthalmic care providers and its correlation with health and socioeconomic status and health system indicators. Data were gathered from the Iran Medical Council and the Iranian Societies of Ophthalmology and Optometry. Concurrent indicators were collected from the Statistical Center of Iran and national studies. A population-adjusted number of combined...

Recent trends in biomedical technologies have been associated with increasing discussion about ethical aspects of the new knowledge in many societies, including the Islamic Republic of Iran. Medical ethics has a long history in our country, and great Iranian physicians laid special emphasis on teaching and practising traditional ethics. In recent decades, great strides have been made in biomedi...

ll costs for treatment of road crash patients are free in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this model, Islamic Republic of Iran offers a synergistic approach that is efficient from both the cost and health outcome sides. In this system, all costs of treatment for victims of road crashes are free regardless of who was at fault in causing the crash. It is more than 10 years that insurance compani...