Excessive demands on Operation Room (OR) nurses may result in high rates of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs). This study was conducted among Shiraz city hospital OR nurses to determine the prevalence of MSDs and to examine the relationship between perceived demands and reported MSDs. In this cross-sectional study, 375 OR nurses participated (response rate: 80%). The Nordic Musculoskeletal Disor...

fars province and the city of shiraz were important centers of medical sciences in ancient and medieval period. at present, also shiraz accommodates one of the most outstanding universities, as well as medical centers and hospitals both in iran and the middle east.1 in this regards, the research office for the history of persian medicine held a ceremony in shiraz to honor scholars in the field ...

Background and aims: Evidence based medicine (EBM) is a systematic process that can lead to enhancement of clinician’s traditional skills in diagnosis and treatment. Teaching EBM to medical students will improve their performance and help them to be up-to-date in their profession. The aim of this study was to compare Shiraz (type 1 university) and Rafsanjan (type 2) students in clinical stage i...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to study the changes in occurrence of esophageal, stomach and colon cancers (cancers of interest) over the last 30 years in Iran. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cancer cases referred to two main cancer centers in the country (the Shiraz cancer center and the Tehran cancer center) during last 30 years and published by the two centers were utilized. Morbidity odds rati...

BACKGROUND The use of mobile phone by children is increasing drastically. Children are likely to accumulate many years of exposure during their lives. Furthermore, as nervous systems in children are developing, children may be at a greater risk compared to adults. In this light, some scientists have suggested that the use of mobile phones should be restricted in high-risk groups such as childre...

In the present era, the importance and role of green space in the life and development of cities are to the extent that it is mentioned as one of the indicators of sustainable development. In sustainable urban development, proportional distribution of green space according to the balanced distribution of the population is one of the principles of establishing geographical justice. The purpose o...

Shiraz (Islamic Republic of Iran): Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) organized the Second International Conference of Chief Editors of Research Journals at the ISC Campus here on December 1st and 2nd 2014. It was attended by Chief Editors and representatives from Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and Malaysia besides Iran. After the welcome address by Dr. M.R. Falahati from the Regional ...