Medicine. By Leo W. Simmons fe? Harold G. Wolff. New York, 1954. Russell Sage Foundation. $3.50. 254 pp. Medical and public interest has formerly been focussed more on bacteriological and pharmacological advances and the result has been inevitably some neglect of the patient as a person; the pendulum is now swinging back and it is somewhat ironic that it has been necessary to invent a new term?...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is the major risk factor for development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in different populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of MetS among Iranian population. METHODS Thirty-four cross-sectional studies were analyzed with a sample of 83227 people. National and international English electronic databases (PubMed, Goo...

OBJECTIVE To assess key experts' opinion regarding essential competencies required for effective public health nutrition practice within the health-care system of Iran. DESIGN Qualitative study using the modified Delphi technique through an email-delivered questionnaire. SETTING Iran. SUBJECTS Fifty-five experts were contacted through email. The inclusion criterion for the study panel was...

The designation "Iranian Armenian community" already encompasses important social and anthropological presumptions and stances. The important impact of Armenians in spreading of innovation in socio-cultural and economic sphere as a religious, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic minority in Iran is discussed by examining the characterization, multiple identity, history, and economic activities. In ...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with a range of challenging symptoms which impact patient's lives. Iranian women with PCOS are likely to face a number of unique difficulties given particular societal and cultural norms for women. Understanding health-related quality of life (HRQoL) from a patients'perspective is critical to developing the appropriate support interventi...

Drawing from the Uses and Gratifications Theory, this study examined the Gratification Sought and the Gratification Obtained from using Social Networking Sites among Iranian, Malaysian, British, and South African higher education students. This comparison allowed to drawing conclusions about how social networking sites fulfill users’ needs with different cultures. Data were collected through a ...

BACKGROUND The objective of the current study was to translate and validate the Iranian version of the WHOQOL-BREF. METHODS A forward-backward translation procedure was followed to develop the Iranian version of the questionnaire. A stratified random sample of individuals aged 18 and over completed the questionnaire in Tehran, Iran. Psychometric properties of the instrument including reliabil...

a group of high school students attended 7 educational sessions for a preventive drug abuse program. the students were exposed to drug abusers and their families. drug abusers and their families informed the subjects about the consequences of addiction in their life: how they became addicted and how the addiction worsened their psychosocial life. moreover their families explained to students th...

BACKGROUND Sexual function is a multidimensional phenomenon which is affected by many biological, psychological and social factors. Since sexual problems can have many effects on other aspects of the personal and social lives, and on the other hand sexual function can go through changes during pregnancy, this study has been designed in order to review the factors affecting women's sexual functi...

BACKGROUND This study was carried out to evaluate activities in different branches of science in Iran compared to other countries over the past 35 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS Essential Science Indicators (ESI) and Web of Science from (Thomson Reuters ISI) and SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) were searched for scientometrics data. ESI indicated place of Iran among other countries in all 2...