Introduction: Industrialization and the growing of urbanization have increased the amount of contamination and have a devastating impact on the population health; the aim of this study was the relationship between pollutants and some climatic parameters on mortality of heart and respiratory diseases in Shiraz Methods: The study was an analytical one. Firstly, daily data on climate elements (te...

Background: Infectious diseases are usually treatable however, infectious disease is one of the most common causes of mortality in hospitals. Furthermore, an apparent functional stagnation around the weekends in hospitals can increase the mortality rate. The goal of this study is to describe the causes and predisposing factors of mortality and to evaluate the role of holidays on patient mortali...

Background: In Iran, cancer kills 30,000 people, annually. The epidemiology of cancer is gradually changing as a result of the demographic and epidemiological transition in Iran. This study aimed at presenting a geographical distribution of cancer mortality in Southeast area of Iran, and comparing proportional mortality and age-adjusted mortality rates. Methods: The present study was a descrip...