the effect of balanced exercises on balance level of elderly in nursing homes    mehdizadeh mollabashi l [1] *, safavy bayat z [2] , yagmaey f [3] , mehrabyy [4]    received: 26 jan, 2011 accepted: 19 apr, 2011   abstract  background & aims: as people grow older a number of physiological changes occur. furthermore, low muscle strength is a risk factor for falls in older people. this study aimed...

DEAR EDITOR, Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) is a medical system that is based on temperament; the main objective in ITM managements during health and disease is returning and maintaining the human being to an equilibrium in which the organ systems works at their optimal status. The life style rules in ITM are mainly focused on six most essential items: “Setah Zaroriah”; within them one of t...

Dear Editor, 1 The Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases in Shahid Beheshti Medical University (Iran) designed a cross-sectional household survey conducted from May 2006 to December 2007 in Tehran province, which aimed to find the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and Functional disorders using Rome III criteria (1, 2). A total of 18180 adult persons drawn up randomly...

INTRODUCTION Traumatic injuries to the teeth are among the most serious dental accidents, with the anterior teeth being mostly affected. Some consequences of dental trauma include misshaping, speech defects, psychological and social effects. The knowledge of the field can reduce the suffering, cost, and the time for patients, parents, and health care providers. The aim of this study was to inve...

1Division of Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Division of Pediatrics, Shahid Madani Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran *Corresponding author: Keyhan Sayadpour Zanjani, Division of Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. Fax: +98-2122132219, E-mail: k...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and determinants of uninvestigated dyspepsia in the Iranian population. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted in Tehran province from May 2006 to December 2007, included 18,180 adult persons selected randomly. The study took place at Shahid Beheshti University, MC, Tehran, Iran. A questionnaire was completed in 2 steps. In the first part, personal cha...

this correlational study focused on formal organizations' administrative performance values. it examined the managers' (unit supervisors') employee performance appraisal process in relation to sex and personality differences among unit supervisors in tehran, shahid beheshti and iran medical sciences university hospitals (tehran, 1996). first 537 male and female managers performin...

Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. A 2005 analysis of the global incidence and cancer-related mortality revealed that 934,000 new cases of GC were diagnosed and approximately 700,000 patients died from this disease in 2002 (Parkin et al., 2005). Approximately 60% of all cases occur in developing countries with ...

quality of nursing care: nurses’, physicians’, patients’ and patients family’s perspectives: a qualitative study zagheri tafreshi m[1], atashzadeh shorideh f[2]*, pazargadi m[3], barbaz ah[4] received: 20 may, 2012 accepted: 31 jul , 2012abstract background & aims:  quality in health care has varied aspects, definitions and interpretations. according to many differences in definition of nursing...