background: multiple sclerosis is a common and chronic neurologic disorder. this disorder imposes physical, economic, and psychosocial burden on individuals, their families and society. this study aims to analyze the costs of multiple sclerosis disease based on the severity of disability. methods: we performed a cross‑sectional cost of illness study. this study was conducted in 332 patients of ...

introduction: the restoration of endodontically treated teeth is a topic that has been studied extensively but it is still a challenge for dental practitioners. the aim of this study was to evaluate fracture resistance, fracture patterns and fracture location of endodontically treated human maxillary premolars restored with direct and indirect composite resin and ceramic restoration. methods: e...

conclusions accidents resulting in death, total disability and partial disability impose huge costs that are borne by society, and employers bear relatively low costs due to the health, treatment and welfare systems provided by society for the treatment and rehabilitation of injured workers and their families. also, the results of this study show that investment in the hse-ms is effective and a...

several procedures have been employed to examine the impacts of subsidies on different indices in an economy. this paper proposes a new approach enabling one to compare direct and indirect payments on households. to this end, the impact of government payments is examined on gross regional products, employment, income distribution and inflation of golestan province in iran through a social accou...

The Photoexcited carrier lifetime (τ) and peak to valley transmission difference (ΔTp-v) in direct and indirect band gap crystals has been investigated by the use of single beam open and closed aperture z-scan technique using frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser. The peak to valley transmission difference (ΔTp-v) is found to be of the order of 10-2 in case of direct band gap crystals and of the order...

background among all pediatric cancers acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) is highly prevalent, butthe overall cost of all management is not well-known, there is a need to assess the berlin-frankfurt-munster (bfm) protocol commonly used in all management in iran. so, the aim of this study was to estimate direct and indirect costs of all treatment among children based on the all-bfm protocol from...

Introduction ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn is most common cause of neonatal jaundice; previous studies have shown a poor correlation between serologic tests and clinical course in affected infants. The aim of this study was to identify the value of direct and indirect Coombs’ immunohematological tests, to identify the incidence of hemolytic disease in newborns (ABO-HDN). Methods : This  ...