in a case control study the effects of literacy, socio-economic status and the fertility behavior of mothers were fully investigated in two groups. out of 13123 babies born in 17 hospitals during almost 8 months in 1988-1989 in tehran 730 had a low birth weight (less than 2500 gr). as a control group, 1460 births were randomly selected from normal weight births. some basic findings are as follo...

the objective of this study is to determine risk factors causing increase in very low birth way (vlbw) neonatal mortality. the medical files of all neonates weighing ≤1500 g, born in vali-e-asr hospital (2001-2004) were studied. two groups of neonates (living and dead) were compared up to the time of hospital discharge or death. a total of 317 neonates were enrolled. a meaningful relationship e...

context: sepsis is one of the major causes of death in intensive care units. oxidative stress and hyper-inflammation has been shown to be major cause of mortality and morbidity in septic cases. pomegranate is a fruit considered for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. aims: the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a standard pomegranate fruit liquid extract  (pomx), on mo...

limited information exists on mortality rates and it’s causes on iranian broiler farms. in the present study, mortality rate, etiology and risk factors associated with mortality rate in broiler flocks, were evaluated.178 folders related to the mortality of broilers which were covered by the national insurance program for broilers in mashhad, from 21 march 2011 to 20 march 2012, were investigate...