Received 18/8/2010 Accepted 8/12/2011 (004998) 1 Department of Nutrition, School of Health and Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2 Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, e-mail: [email protected] 3 Endocrinologist, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran *Correspond...

1. Vector-borne Diseases Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran 2. Dept. of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 3. Dept. of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 4. Dept. of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Me...

1. PhD Candidate, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. 2. Associate Professor, Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. 3. MPH student in the elderly Health, MD, Kerman University of Medical Sciences. 4. PhD Candidate, Department of Health ...

Microplastics (MP) have been retrieved from settled dusts and rainfall collected monthly over a period of year daily an additional ten days in the city Shiraz at elevated remote site (Mount Derak) Iran. Total deposition ranged about 1000 to 3500 MP m?2 200 600 Mount Derak, with greater taking place during dry months (June November) than when precipitation events occurred. Overall, was dominated...

Background: Working in a hospital involves lot of long-term stress, which affects people who work helping professions and are immersed others’ problems. The present study aimed to determine the relationships between psychological capital, mental health, health anxiety with vulnerability through mediating role emotional processing perceived social support nurses working COVID-19 wards Shiraz Cit...

BACKGROUND Health status is largely determined by socio-economic status. The general health of individuals at higher social hierarchy is better than people in lower levels. Likewise, people with higher socio-economic status have better oral health than lower socio-economic groups. There has not been much work regarding the influence of socio-economic status on the health conditions of children ...

INTRODUCTION Radon is the second most important cause of lung cancer after smoking. Thus, the determination of indoor radon concentrations in dwellings and workplaces is an important public health concern. The purpose of this research was to measure the concentration of radon gas in residential homes and public places in the city of Shiraz and its relationship with the type and age of the build...

1Department of Community Medicine, Sari Medical School, Sari, Islamic Republic of Iran (Correspondence to N. Motamed: [email protected]). 2Department of Biostatistics, Shiraz School of Public Health, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. 3Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. Received: 24/03/03; accepted: 18/02/04 ABSTRACT To assess the validity...

BACKGROUND High rate of unintended pregnancies in Iran is one of problems in family planning. The main goal of this study was to determine the rate of unintended pregnancies and to examine factors among married women in Shiraz City, Iran. It also discusses the possible effects of new population policies on the rate of unintended pregnancy. METHODS In this quantitative and survey study, data w...

Zoonoses Research Center, *Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Student Research Committee, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Mohamed Amin Ghobadifar, Farideh Pourghashdar*, Armin Akbarzadeh, and Zahra Mosal...