background and objectives: angiography remains as the gold standard for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases (cvd). the aim of this study was to assess the quality of angiography services in shahid madani hospital, tabriz, iran.   methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 in shahid madani hospital. a sample of 203 cvd patients who had received angiography services was surveyed....

background: standard cares in substance abuse treatment centers (satc) have an important role in treatment success achievement. patients’ views will provide valuable information to improve the performance of these centers. the purpose of current study was to determine patients’ comments on quality of addiction treatment at satcs. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013. the st...

in recent decades, by increasing complexity of drug therapy, pharmacists considered as health- care members who can help optimizing drug therapy. we know that medicines do not have the anticipated effects all the times and a vast variability may exist in their behaviors in the body. so, it is very crucial to individualize treatment for every single patient. nowadays, optimizing drug therapy in ...

This article traces the history of the Out-patient Services from its humble beginnings in the late 19th Century to just after World War II. The class of patients catered for, the disease pattern, the work done and benefits accrued are recorded.