background: knowledge of the magnitude of avoidable burden by risk factors is needed for health policy, priority setting, and preventing stroke. the aim of this study was to estimate the contribution of selected risk factors including hypertension, overweight, obesity, tobacco use, and physical inactivity to the attributable burden of stroke in iran. methods: the world health organization compa...

background: in this study, the early effects of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (pcnl) on glomerular filtration rate (gfr) was assessed in different postoperative times and likewise, we determined the correlation of different variables with significant postoperative gfr drop  after pcnl. m aterials and methods: patient records of 486 cases that had undergone pcnl from january 2010 to october 2011 ...

abstractbackground: macrosomia is a term applied to newborns with a birth weight of 4000 gr or above. perinatal mortality and morbidity is increased in fetal macrosomia. clavicular fracture, injury to brachial plexus, and hypoglycemia are important side effects. mother’s age, body mass index of mother, weight gain in pregnancy, mother’s height, diabetes, history of macrocosmic delivery, gestati...

background and aims: coronary heart diseases (chds) contribute to mortality, morbidity, disability, productivity and quality of life. this study was aimed to determine the prevalence of major risk factors for chd in the provinces of iran. methods:this study reported pre-existing data and was of secondary, descriptive type. prevalence of non-communicable disease (ncd) risk factors was defined fo...

background and objectives: exposure to contaminated needlesticks and sharp devices is an important occupational hazard among healthcare workers. the objective of this study was to gain further insight into prevalence and risk factors of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers. methods: a cross-sectional survey was carried out among 384 healthcare workers of two hospitals in ne...

work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds) are common among drivers and official workers. musculoskeletal disorders are frequent causes of absenteeism in many countries. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors associated with these symptoms. a total of 346 workers and truck drivers were participated in this case-control study. all ...

background: the sporadic cases of radiation-activated multiple sclerosis (ms) has been previously described, with a few studies focused on the relationship between radiation and the risk of ms. the aim of our study was to evaluate the association between history of x-ray radiation and ms.   methods : this case-control study was conducted on 150 individuals including 65 ms patients and 85 age- a...

introduction: in a prospective blind study, we evaluated sonohysterography (shg) as a diagnostic tool for uterine cavity and tubal patency and compare shg with laparoscopy in tubal patency and hysterosalpyngography for uterine anomaly as gold standard methods. material and methods: 76 infertile patients undergone shg and hsg and laparoscopy and comparison between the different diagnostic techni...