BACKGROUND Congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria (PKU) are the most common cause for preventable mental retardation in infants worldwide. Timely diagnosis and treatment of these disorders can have lasting effects on the mental development of newborns. However, there are several problems at different stages of screening programs that along with imposing heavy costs can reduce the precisi...

1 Professor of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran. 2 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran. 3 Resident of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center And Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, I...

background: national institute of environmental health sciences (niehs) scientists shows that long-term exposure to air pollutants increases the risk of respiratory diseases such as allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer. children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to the health effects of ozone, fine particles, and other airborne toxicants. air pollu...

background and aims: the study investigated mortality rates of children in west area of isfahan province in 2006-2012. methods: this cross- sectional study performed in a seven- years period by using information received from isfahan health center on neonatal mortality rate, infant mortality rate,under 5 years mortality rate in the west of isfahan province. results: the results showed that the ...

the present study intended to determine the priority areas for nature-based tourism in isfahan province, iran. considering the components in question, this study was applied-developmental in nature and its methodology was descriptive-survey based on a systematic analysis of the potentials utilization, potential assessment and identification of priority areas and their combination. to carry out ...

Methods This study was carried out before and after intervention, and took six years, 2003 to2008. At the beginning of the study, the injuries resulting from sharps among Isfahan Province health care workers in 31 hospitals were investigated.Then in the second, third and fourth years of intervention plan, the first phase was carried out by using the data analysis information. Most of the interv...