OBJECTIVE Cystic fibrosis and its distribution vary widely in different countries and/or ethnic groups. Common cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutations were reported from Iran, but the northern population was not or underrepresented in those studies. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of common CFTR mutations in children from northern Iran. METHOD...

GHOZIKALI M.G. Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center BORGINI A. Department of Environmental Health Engineering TITTARELLI A. East Azerbaijan Province Health Center AMRANE A. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran MOHAMMADYAN M. Department of Environmental Health Engineering HEIBATI B.* School of Public Health and Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR) YETILMEZSOY K. I...

BACKGROUND Infection with Trichostrongylus spp. is common among human and herbivorous in most parts of Iran, especially in southern and northern areas. The aim of present study was to identify Trichostrongylus spp. among human population using excreted egg specimens, by the molecular method, in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran. METHODS Overall, 33 positive fecal specimens were randomly samp...

the symphypleona fauna of mazandaran province was studied in 2013. the specimens were extracted by berlese funnel from soil, leaf litter and dead woods and identified after preparing microscopic slides. in present study, the specimens are belonging to the families, sminthurididae and katiannidae. among the species of katiannidae, sminthurinus gisini gama, 1965 is recorded for the first time fro...

Aim The aim of this study was to obtain more accurate estimates of the liver cancer incidence rate after correcting for misclassification error in cancer registry across Iranian provinces. Background Nowadays having a thorough knowledge of geographic distribution of disease incidence has become essential for identifying the influential factors on cancer incidence. Methods Data of liver canc...

background and purpose: this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between organizational structure and organizational performance from the perspective of the staff of 115 emergency departments of mazandaran province, iran. materials and methods: in this study, data were collected from the emergency personnel of different hospitals of mazandaran province, iran in 2014. moreover, data on two ...