This article aims to study the relationship of organizational citizenship behavior (its components based on comments of organ) and performance of teachers has been done. This research is a description of coefficient. It is a research society of western part of Mazandaran. Sample size is based on Cohen diagram and his colleagues using classified random sampling, of 358 people has been determined...

INTRODUCTION Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Iranian women. This study aimed to determine risk factors for breast cancer in the north of Iran. METHOD A matched case-control study was conducted in Mazandaran province of Iran in 2004 of 250 biopsy proven cases of breast cancer and 500 neighbor controls that were matched by age within a 3 year period. Statistical analysis was carri...

Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, Nourth Tehran Branch, Tehran, IR Iran Department of Microbiology, Guilan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad Univers...

OBJECTIVE One of the major issues in the use of spirometry is the evaluation of the values obtained in comparison with standardized reference values. Such reference values should be determined by studying populations similar to the population in which they are intended to be used. Considering the anthropometric differences among races and the effect of regional issues, such as climate and air q...

Torque Teno virus (TTV) is a transfusion transmitted virus that seems to be involved in several complications such as acute respiratory diseases, liver diseases, AIDS, cancer, and autoimmune reactions. In the present study the frequency of TTV was investigated among β- thalassemia (BT) and haemodialysis (HD) patients (high risk patients for TTV) in Mazandaran province, Iran. DNA was extracted f...

This study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the prevalence of G6PD deficiency, the prevalence of hemolysis with enzyme deficiency and determining the severity of icterus in the hospitalized newborns in our hospital. This prospective descriptive study has been conducted on 1018 icteric newborns admitted to the Bo-Ali Hospital from 2004 to 2007. The dataset included: age, sex, total and...

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Characteristics of mosquito larval habitats are important in determining whether they can survive and successfully complete their developmental stages. Therefore, data on the ecological factors affecting mosquito density and abundance especially the physicochemical properties of water of their breeding sites, can possibly be helpful in implementing larval management programs. Mosquito larvae we...

We conducted this study to determine the contribution of respiratory viruses in 202 hospitalized children (1 mo-5 yr) with clinical evidence of acute lower respiratory tract illness (ALRI). Nasopharyngeal specimens were assayed for viruses detection by indirect immunoflourescent method. Viral agents were identified from 109 (54%) cases (9 cases had dual infection). The most commonly detected vi...