Farhad Assarzadegan, Atoosa Gharib, Shirin Behbahani, Meysam Ebrahimi-Abyaneh 1 Department of Neurology, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Pathology, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scienc...

BACKGROUND Methadone Maintenance Treatment is a useful method for opioid dependents, which results in harm reduction and increased quality of life in opioid dependents. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in addicts is higher than in the general population which can interfere with the course and treatment of substance dependents and decrease the efficacy of treatment. METHODS This descrip...

BACKGROUND Methadone is currently the most frequently used substance in the treatment of short-term and particularly long-term opiate dependence. Patients' beliefs about the adverse effects of methadone on function of organs, especially liver, have widely affected the use of this substance. This study aimed to determine the effects of methadone on liver enzyme levels in patients on methadone ma...

In order to measure serum copper concentration, 163 adult males working at different units of copper plant from a total population of 671, were selected by simple random sampling. Eighty three subjects working at melting foundry, 49 in extrugen- rolling and 31 at administrative service untils. Eighty four adult male natives of Kerman and it's suburbs were randomly choosen as control group, seru...

Financial policy making is deemed essential for achieving higher economic dividends. There is a need to study the neglected area of working capital management with special emphasis on its efficiency. This paper directs attention to study this topic for listed chemical sector of Pakistan. The current practice is examined in light of a nine year panel data from the State Bank of Pakistan. Reviewe...

BACKGROUND Northern Iran (Ardabil) is characterized by a high gastric cancer (GC) rate, whereas Southern Iran (Kerman and Yazd) has a low GC rate. The aim of this study is to verify the potential for pepsinogen I and II to detect atrophic gastritis (AG) in both high and low risk populations for GC. METHODS Sera of blood donors and patients with GC from Ardebil, Kerman and Yazd were used to me...

1Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran 2Mother and Newborn Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran *Corresponding author Khadijeh Nasiriani, BSc, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor Mother and Newborn Health Research Center Shahid Sadoughi University of...

*School of Nursing and and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ** Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran *** School of Para Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran **** Mehregan Hospital, Tehran, Iran *****Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Shahid Beheshti University ...

1 Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 2 Mycobacteriology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 3...

27 Evaluating the Impact of Information Technology on Knowledge Management Performance with Balance Scorecard Approach; Seyed Hossein Siadat, Group of IT-Management, Department of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Ali Abdollahi, Group of Entrepreneurship Management, Department of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Laleh Garshasb...