OBJECTIVE Cryptosporidiosis is an important enteric parasitic infection among infants and children in developing countries with significant morbidity and mortality especially among immuno-suppressed individuals. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of enteric cryptosporidiosis in children presenting with diarrhea in Isfahan. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conduc...

BACKGROUND Sustainability is the core of a successful health-related intervention program. This study was conducted to evaluate the sustainability of interventions of the Heart Health Promotion from Childhood (HHPC) project, one of the 10 interventional projects of the Isfahan Healthy Heart Program. METHODS The evaluation of HHPC included administrating surveys to 500 elementary and middle, a...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of hypothyroidism in Iran is unknown. The aims of the present study were to estimate the prevalence of overt and subclinical hypothyroidism among the adult population of Isfahan, a large metropolitan city in Iran, 15 years after universal salt iodization. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January 2006 through April 2006. The selection was conducted ...

this paper reviews the experience of persian designers and planners for creating the most livableand greenery capital city in the hole region of middle east throughout the 17th century. new concepts of urban greendevelopment emerged in that time. some of these ideas where extremely creative and vanguard from there era andstill some of them are the main theoretical basics of urban green planning...

The Effect of Participation in Empowerment Workshops on the Quality Teaching and Professional Commitment Faculty Members Isfahan Medical School

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Mohammad Bagher Tavakoli, Department of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Fax: +98 311 7922412 E-mail: [email protected] Background: Breast is one of the main radiological sensitive organs, hence it is important to evaluate absorbed dose to this organ especially to the glandular parts. It is the aim of t...

BACKGROUND Cancer incidence rate is increasing in the world particularly in developing countries. The awareness regarding cancer incidence and distribution helps policy makers and researchers to design comprehensive plan for controlling cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence rate and trend of cancer in Isfahan area, one of the most importance provinces of Iran. METHODS D...

Objectives. Readmission has a major role in the reduction of the quality of life and the increase in the years of lost life. The main objectives of this study were to answer to the following research questions. (a) What was the readmission rate? (b) What were the social, demographic, and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to the Psychiatric Emergency Service at Nour University Hospit...

284 Correspondence (‹letiflim): Azim Honarmand, M.D. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Tel: +0 9 8 9 1 3 1 1 0 2 3 2 7 Fax ( F a k s ): +0 9 8 3 1 1 2 3 6 1 5 9 4 e-mail ( e p o s t a ) : h o n a r m a n d @ m e d . m u i . a c . ir Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfah...

BACKGROUND PCR has been used for confirmation of leishmaniasis in epidemiological studies, but complexity of DNA extraction and PCR approach has confined its routine use in developing countries. OBJECTIVES In this study, recent epidemiological situation of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in two hyper-endemic metropolises of Shiraz and Isfahan in Iran was studied using DNA extraction by commercia...