Please cite this paper as: Behdad A. Evaluation and Importance of Trauma. Arch Trauma Res.2012; 1(2):49-50. DOI: 10.5812/atr.7245 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: The role of trauma in the modern society has a vital importance and significance role that resorting to any facilities and strategies to handle the dilemma seems worthful for all researchers in this s...

BACKGROUND Anthropometric indicators are difficult to interpret in very low birth weight (VLBW) premature infants, including both appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and small for gestational age (SGA) infants. Therefore, the purpose was to describe the anthropometric indicators of growth and nutritional status in VLBW premature infants AGA and SGA, hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care u...

OBJECTIVES The objective of the present study is to assess whether a good buccodental status (evaluated by means of dentogingival indices), is associated with a lower incidence and severity of oral mucositis in patients with hematological diseases who receive treatment with chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant. STUDY DESIGN The study was carried out on 97 patients admitted to the Hematology...

The study aims at analyzing the epidemiological, clinical and entomological characteristics of Darfur yellow fever epidemic. It is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. According to operational case definition, suspected yellow fever cases are included in case spread sheet with variables like age, sex, locality, occupation, status of vaccination, onset of symptoms, presenting symptoms, date of ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the validity of pulsatility and resistance index of transabdominal Doppler ultrasound (e-flow) in distinguishing between benign and malignant adnexal masses. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on patients scheduled for elective surgery due to adnexal masses at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Thailand, between April 2006 and March 2008. All pat...

purpose: to investigate associations between computer use data and sleep quality among university students. materials and methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 312 students of tehran university of medical sciences, iran. data was collected using epworth sleepiness scale (ess), insomnia severity index (tsi), pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi), and a background and ...

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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to systematically review the current literature on the clinical effects of sugar-free chewing gum on plaque indices and parameters of gingival inflammation. MATERIAL AND METHODS The MEDLINE-PubMed, Cochrane-CENTRAL and EMBASE databases were searched up to 20 April 2012 to identify any appropriate studies. Plaque indices and parameters of gingival inflammati...