Scorpion stings are a public health problem in south and southwest Iran. There is little information regarding climatological effects on incidence of scorpion stings in Iran. Therefore, the present systemic survey of scorpion sting data was conducted from the point of view of entomo-meteorological relationships and analyzed statistically for the Dezful area in Khuzestan, southwest of Iran. The ...

dezful a city at the far north of khuzestan on the southwest of the great iran is considered as an agriculture pole. this city as one of the iranian ancient cities was under hostile attacks of the iraqi ba’athist enemy throughout the holy defense era from 1980 to 1988 and during the five stages of the war of cities, in particular. so, in most of the enemy aerial and ground attacks against 127 i...

1. Dept. of Public Health, School of Public Health, Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran 2. Dept. of Public Health, School of Public Health, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran 3. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 4. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medic...

1. Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran 2. Dept. of Health and Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran 3. Dept. of Public Health, School of Public Health, Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran 4. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Isfahan University of Medical Scienc...

BACKGROUND Over one million new cases of breast cancer (BC) are diagnosed each year with a mortality rate of more than 600 thousand women per year. Breast self-examination (BSE) is a patient-centered, inexpensive, and noninvasive diagnostic test. We focused on the role of screening in BC in early diagnosis. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate awareness and attitude of women t...

526 Ann Dermatol Received May 27, 2013, Revised July 18, 2013, Accepted for publication July 25, 2013 Corresponding author: Abdolkarim Sheikhi, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Azadegan Main Boulevard, Dezful, Khuzestan 6461945914, Iran. Tel: 98-641-6269733, Fax: 98-641-6269538, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article dist...

At the request of counsel for the Montana Department of Justice (the "Department"), National Economic Research Associates, Inc. (NERA) has reviewed the public record relating to the application of two Great Falls hospitals to receive a Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) from the State of Montana. This record generally includes the materials, dated October 2, 1995, that were submitted by the...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of refractive errors, among 6- to 15-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Dezful in western Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 1375 Dezful schoolchildren were selected through multistage cluster sampling. After obtaining written consent, participants had uncorrected and corrected visual acuity tests and cycloplegic refraction at the school site....