The widespread use of confidentiality clauses—which limit price transparency and hospitals' ability to shop for devices based on price—and longstanding relationships between physicians and device companies are the two major factors driving costs higher on implantable devices such as artificial knees and hips or cardiovascular stents, which are among the most expensive items hospitals buy. They ...

background:  assessment  of quality-of-life (qof) as  an outcome   measure   after  deep   brain  stimulation   (dbs) surgery in patients  with parkinson’s disease  (pd) need  a valid, reliable and responsive  instrument. the aim of the current   study   was   to   determine   responsiveness   of validated  persian  version  of pd questionnaire  with  39- items (pdq-39) after dbs surgery in pat...

Background and Aim: Cardiovascular diseases and medication errors are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality around the world. Electronic prescribing and Medication Administration(ePMA) systems can prevent medication errors to some extent. This study aimed to determine the information requirements of ePMA systems. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Imam...

success is satisfactory for any athlete. however, some athletes will face anxietyin novel circumstances and fear of future will prevent them from improving. fearof failure is accompanied with stress and adaptation to stress is the most importantissue for an effective decision. the aim of this study was to examine validity andreliability of performance failure appraisal inventory (pfai). for thi...

Abstract Compare the incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that without RA, adjusting for traditional CAD risk factors (age, smoking, race, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, physical inactivity, family history, and obesity). A logistic regression analysis is used to control confounders other variables. To compare will be Data lim...