the available literature and accessible references show that the study on the role of “women in science” has been conducted in few countries. sociological studies focussing on the subject are scant and no such research has been found to investigate the professional status of the female faculty members of esfahan university. this research attempts to reduce such a scientific rarity. to this end,...

background and aim: patients’ hospitalization is associated with family members’ anxiety. fulfilling family members’ needs such as providing them with information and helping them have physical contacts with their patients can alleviate their anxiety. this study was conducted to investigate the impacts of family members’ supportive presence in a neurological intensive care unit on their anxiety...

background and purpose:: although it will be one of the most critical duties and skills of a general practitioner to manage outpatients in his office or at ambulatory care centers, our present medical education is based upon ward-based teaching and ambulatory care, as one important part of medical education, has been overlooked. we evaluate attitudes of faculty members of zahedan university of ...