hip protectors and their role in hip fracture prevention    hemmati maslak pak m [1] , ganaei r [2]    received: 26 jan, 2011 accepted: 19 apr, 2011   abstract  background & aims: hip fractures in the elderly are the most common orthopedic injury and puts high financial stress the family and society. mortality in hip fracture is 20 percent compared with deaths from other orthopedic problems. th...

relationship between performance indicators and hospital evaluation score at hospitals affiliated to urmia university of medical sciences     sadeghifar j [1] , ashrafrezaee n [2] , hamouzadeh p* [3] , [4] , taghavi shahri sm [5] , shams l [6]    received: 19 feb, 2011 accepted: 20 june, 2011  abstract   background & aims: hospitals have a key role in providing health services as the main eleme...

background fatigue is a common symptom and one of the most important issues in community psychology. this study aimed to compare the rate and severity of fatigue in male and female students of jiroft university of medical sciences and to present appropriate solutions. material and methods this descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 200 students who were selected randomly at jiroft univer...

review of factors resulting in self burning in burning ward   of em.am khomeini hospital in urmia university   of medical sciences, 1380     nanbakhsh j [1] , kiani m [2] , jahangiri o [3] , hemmali m [4] , vazife asi m [5]     abstract:   introduction: suicide may be defined as a request for help. those who commit suicide may regard it as a way for getting rid of terrors of life but it more li...

study of correlation of glasgow coma score and bispectral index in mild and moderate traumatic brain injuries     feizi a [1] , jarineshin h* [2] , estabragnia h [3] , mahoori a [4] , khalkhali h [5] , sattari s [6]     received: 3july, 2011 accepted: 23september, 2011     abstract   background & aims : it is important to monitor the state of consciousness in patients suffering from traumatic b...

background: this study examined the factors affecting on musculoskeletal disorders and its frequency among administrative employees of kerman university of medical sciences in 2015. materials and method: this cross-sectional study conducted among 300 employees (94% response rate) from different department of kerman university of medical sciences, kerman, iran. the data were collected by standar...

background: the counselors are responsible for academic counseling to students and help them to solve their educational problems. the aim of the present study was to determine the viewpoints of students about the status of academic counseling provided by the faculty advisers in four schools at university of medical sciences. methods: in this cross-sectional study, the opinions of 244 students a...

comparison of efficiency of ep i max s and epimax sc disinfectants on bacteria causing infections in intensive care units     valizade ma [1] , khorsandi h [2] , amini tapok f [3] , hosseini jazani n [4] , rahimi rad mh [5] , aqdashi mm [6] , sardari s [7]     received: 23 aug, 2012 accepted: 20 nov, 2012   abstract   background & aims : nosocomial infections cause death, increase costs and the...