INTRODUCTION Patient and public involvement is engaging patients, providers, community representatives, and the public in healthcare planning and decision-making. The purpose of this study was to develop a model for the application of patient and public involvement in decision making in the Iranian healthcare system. METHODS A mixed qualitative-quantitative approach was used to develop a conc...

tuberculosis (tb) still represents a major public health problem worldwide. the primary form of disease is most often localized to the lung. in a minority of patients, progressive pulmonary disease spreads to other organ systems through self inoculation via infected sputum, blood and lymphatic system, establishing the secondary form of tuberculosis . we present a patient that was referred to us...

background: hydatidosis is one of the major zoonotic diseases that cause considerable public health problems in iran. the present study was designed to investigate pediatric hydatidosis in pa­tients referred to the children medical center hospital in tehran, iran during 2005-2010. methods : data were collected from the records of 17 patients referred to the center with hydatidosis. data include...