abstract: introduction: access to the internet is a growing phenomenon .every day more people are among the internet users. this study aimed to investigate internet addiction and its effective factors among students in hormozgan university of medical sciences. methods: this study was of a descriptive, cross- - sectional type which aimed to investigate internet addiction and effective factors am...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to compare scientific production by providing quantitative evaluation of science output in five Western Iranian Medical Universities including Hamedan, Ilam, Kermanshah, Kurdistan and Lorestan University of Medical Sciences using scientometrics indicators based on data indexed in Scopus for period between the years 2010 to 2014. METHODS In this scientometric stud...

introduction: standard codes and their descriptions are important tools for research, design, implementation and evaluation of the injury control program and its sub-categories. methods: in this research the medical records of 735 patients diagnosed with injuries, burns or poisonings from teaching-hospitals of the iran, tehran and shahid beheshti medical universities (n=22) were selected to be ...

introduction. universities of medical sciences & health services were established with the aim of training and development of efficient health manpower for improving the community health. the people of the community have common health problems and needs, so universities of medical sciences and health services can affect diagnosing the problems, providing the health needs and developing health c...

In answering the call of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1990) that “science should be taught as science is practiced at is best,” science faculty across the country have systematically begun to infuse their skills, perspectives, and experiences as scientists into the instructional approaches they select for their undergraduate classrooms. Problem-based learning (PBL), ...

BACKGROUND Abortion is a serious public health issue, and it poses high risks to the health and life of women. Yet safe abortion services are not readily available because few doctors are trained to provide such services. Many doctors are unaware of laws pertaining to abortion. This article reports survey findings on Malaysian medical students' attitudes toward abortion education and presents a...