BACKGROUND Previous estimates of mortality in Iraq attributable to the 2003 invasion have been heterogeneous and controversial, and none were produced after 2006. The purpose of this research was to estimate direct and indirect deaths attributable to the war in Iraq between 2003 and 2011. METHODS AND FINDINGS We conducted a survey of 2,000 randomly selected households throughout Iraq, using a...

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res / 5 Original Article Acute Nonpenetrating Tracheobronchial Injuries: What Is Important in the Mortality? Mohsen Sokouti MD, Vahid Montazeri MD 1. Dept. of Thoracic Surgery, Emam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz. Iran. (Received 30 Agu 2009; Accepted 6 Oct 2009) Background: Nonpenetrating tracheobronchial disruption are rare and potentially lif...

Even when American decision-makers were denying it, ordinary Iraqis in the neighborhoods of Baghdad fearfully anticipated the dangerous consequences of the U.S.-led invasion. We use two unique Iraq datasets to analyze the self-fulfilling neighborhood specific forces set loose following the U.S.-led invasion. Sectarian criminal violence by Shia militia disproportionately forced Sunni residents f...

From the Department of Community Medicine (Al-Rubaii, Al-Ward) and the Department of Dermatology and Venereology (Al-Waiz), College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Bab-Al-Mu’adham, Baghdad, Iraq. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Makram Al-Waiz, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, PO Box 61301, Postal Code 12114, Bab-AlMu’a...

concessionaire: ayatollah ahmad beheshti managing editor: mohsen izadi editor in chif: saeid beheshti executive manager: mahdi behshti     editorial board editorial board hasan ebrahimi: assistant professor, tehran university. saeid behshti: associate professor, allameh tabatabaei university. mansoor pahlavan: professor, tehran university. mohammad zabihi: associate professor qom university. ab...

concessionaire: ayatollah ahmad beheshti managing editor: mohsen izadi editor in chif: saeid beheshti executive manager: mahdi behshti   editorial board hasan ebrahimi: assistant professor, tehran university. saeid behshti: associate professor, allameh tabatabaei university. mansoor pahlavan: professor, tehran university. mohammad zabihi: associate professor qom university. abdolmajid talebtash...

Given this history and the fact that U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are serving for prolonged periods in a hazardous combat environment, we expect the mental health care needs of our newest veterans to be great. In a survey of 3671 Army soldiers and Marines who were involved in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, up to 17 percent of those returning reported symptoms consistent with major depre...