451 Dear Editor, Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of mortality in individuals aged <40 years and the third leading cause in all age groups. Moreover, in Iran, motor vehicle crashes are estimated to be the second leading cause of mortality in all age groups. These crashes not only cause mortality but also could impose high costs in all countries. [1] According to traffic agents’ repor...

background and aim: the purpose of present study was to evaluate endoscopic features, prevalence of complications, response to treatment and necessity of the endoscopy in the patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) symptoms. materials and methods: we selected the patients with gerd symptoms in amiralmomenin hospital from 1381 to 1382. 277 cases were tested in this study. group 1, (...

Background and Aims: Urinary tract infections are one of the most common human infections seen in all age groups and both sexes. Inappropriate use of antibiotics to treat urinary tract infection causes the resistance of the pathogens to the drug. The present study aimed to determine the frequency of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and antibiotic resistance patterns in patients with uri...

background: recent studies have shown that physical activity is an effective factor in improving sleep quality. therefore, this study aimed to compare the sleep quality of athlete and non-athlete pregnant women. methods: this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study was performed on 300 pregnant women in the last trimester of pregnancy, referred to prenatal care unit of amiralmomenin hospit...

assessment of frequency and types of violence against women and associated factors m mardani hamule ,msc h heidari , msc received: 14 april, 2009 accepted: 16 aug, 2009 abstract background & aims: violence against women is now recognized as an important public health problem. the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and types of violence against women and its associated factors. mate...

background: otitis media with effusion (ome) is common in the children. it is proven that pathogenic bacteria as a causative agent of middle ear effusion, however the role of fungal infection in otitis media with effusion remains unclear. therefore, this study was conducted to assess presence of fungi in ome. methods: from january 2005 to september 2006, a number of 62 children with proven otit...