Background: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine related malignancy in the world. This cancer has increased during recent years in Iran and is the11th most common malignancy in Iranian population. Survival of patients with thyroid carcinoma in the different geographic areas within Iran is not clear. The present study aimed to estimate survival of patients suffering from thyroid cancer in...

Background: Reference measurements are used to screen for abnormal blood lipids. The problem is that these reference values obtained in one population cannot be effective for another population. This study aimed to determine the reference values for blood lipids profiles in the population aged 25-64 years in Yazd. Methods: This descriptive study was based on the data of  Yazd Health Study (YaHS...

background: indoor radon gas (222rn) has been recognized as one of the health hazards for human. air radon comes mainly from basement soil and construction materials. saghand region with rich uranium mines lies 180 km from yazd, so the indoor radon concentration can be high. yazd, with population of about 457000, is the biggest city near saghand, thus, indoor gamma background radiation of yazd ...

BACKGROUND During the last decades, the number of dentistry units increased significantly across the country. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of dental units of Iran provinces regarding dental health inputs and outputs using Data Envelopment Analysis approach. METHODS In this applied descriptive-analytical study, the study population included all of Iran 31 provinces. The o...

Introduction: Optimization of waste collection systems can reduce waste management costs. In this study, optimization of the waste collection system of district 3 of Yazd municipality of Iran has been investigated using underground containers. Materials and Methods: In this research, after collecting information and performing field inspections, the statistical and raster information obtained ...

Designing a social responsibility assessment model with network data envelopment analysis approach (Case study: public hospitals in Yazd province)

Introduction: An important issue associated with old age is how to spend the leisure, which can help preserve independence, bring happiness and vitality reduce mental disorders indifference. Therefore, present study aimed investigate older adults their leisure time.
 
 Methods: The cross-sectional was conducted 270 elderly participants (> 60 years) in Yazd city, Iran from July Sept...

introduction : today, health tourism is an important and growing phenomenon in the world. iran has been one of the most active centers of health tourism in the region. due to the important role of the health tourism industry in the global economy and the capabilities of yazd province, iran, in this industry, the purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate barriers to the development of h...