introduction: health care providers and health policy managers need updated and valid information regarding causes of death (cod) for development the health care facilities, directing primary prevention, assigning funds, and promoting public health. the major causes of death and its burden have not been yet appropriately identified in iran. although several studies had been carried out in this ...

background: to determine the role of drugs in fatal overdose, analyses were done on samples obtained from autopsy examination and death and crime scene investigations. the aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of toxicology analyses of postmortem biological and non-biological samples belonging to a subject in determining the forensic cause of death. methods: toxicological analysis we...

tuberculosis (tb) is one of the 10 leading cause of deaths in developing countries. understanding the cause and risk factors of tb death and lowering them can reduce its mortality rate. the aim of this study was to assess the cause and risk factors for death of tuberculosis. a retrospective descriptive study was conducted in khuzestan province in the south west of iran, from 2002 to 2006. medic...

Introduction: This report presents 2011-2012 data on leading causes of death in the Islamic Republic of Iran by Province. Methods: Data in this report are based on information from all death certificates filed in the 31 provinces in 2011-2012 . Causes of death classified by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10) are ranked a...

conclusions baseline characteristics can inform who is at higher risk of renal disease mortality over the next 25 years. race, age, drinking, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes at baseline can all inform programs to reduce burden of kidney disease. results in multivariable model, race, age, drinking, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes at baseline predicted deaths due to renal disease. gender,...