BACKGROUND Occupational hazards are much higher for nurses than many other jobs and neglecting this fact may reduce the quality of nursing services. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge of ergonomics and occupational health among the nursing staff affiliated to Golestan University of Medical Sciences. METHODS It was a cross-sectional analytical study on ...

BACKGROUND One of the main and basic pillars of health system promotion is the equitable distribution of health facilities in order to ensure fair access of people in the community to the health services. The goal of this study was to classify the health structural indicators in Golestan Province using Scalogram analysis model. METHOD A descriptive study was conducted in 2010. Data related to...

Introduction: More than 350 million people are chronic carriers of HBV and many of them develop progressive diseases, including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Many of those infected develop persistent disease and a proportion goes on to develop liver failure and cancer. Researchers showed that double mutations of the x gene at position 1762 and 1764, have been found in chronic hepatiti...

Aim: As to the assessment of occlusal status pertaining to primary canines and molars, the latter is less within reach as it is difficult to guide jaws towards a centric occlusion while maintaining a vintage point in both direct and indirect observation.  This study was originally intended to assess primary canine occlusion as a practical indicator in the evaluation of primary molar occlusion, ...

1- Department of Microbiology, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran 2- School Medicine, Tonekabon Tonekabon, 3- Laboratory Sciences Research Center, Golestan University Medical Sciences, 4- Biotechnology, Allied Tehran, 5- Biology, 6- Biochemistry, Kavosh Pathobiology and Genetic Laboratory, , [email protected]

Golestan Province in northeastern Iran has one of the highest rates of esophageal squamous cell cancer in the world. This article reviews the studies conducted on esophageal squamous cell cancer in this area and summarizes the data on epidemiologic patterns, incidence trends, and etiology of esophageal squamous cell cancer in this province.

Department of Cardiac surgery, Atherosclerosis Research Center and Imam Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Department of anesthesiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences-Yazd, Iran Department of Cardiac surgery, Atherosclerosis Research Center Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran *Correspondence: E-ma...