statement of the problem the incidence of infectious diseases is considerably high among dentists and the team of dental care providers because of frequent exposure to blood and saliva. therefore, infection control regulations must be taken seriously in order to prevent cross-contamination purpose the aim of the present study was to investigate infection control measures in dental offices in ha...

GALEN technology for re-usable terminologies using formal classification is being applied to the creation and maintenance of a reference terminology for drugs. GALEN's techniques are being used to address specific deficiencies of existing drug classifications that make it difficult to create and maintain guidelines to support prescribing in the care of patients with chronic diseases. The refere...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the management of patients complaining of high blood pressure (BP) in a cardiological emergency room. METHODS Patients referred to the cardiological emergency room with the main complaint of high blood pressure were consecutively selected. The prescriptions and the choice of antihypertensive drugs were assessed. The classification of these patients as hypertensive emerge...

background: the provision of accurate and timely drug information to health care professionals is an important mechanism to promote safe and effective drug therapy for patients. world’s drug and poison information centers (dpics) are mainly affiliated to hospitals, rather rarely with faculties of pharmacy or with faculties of medicine and other related organizations. methods: data was collected...

CONTEXT Specialized palliative care teams are increasingly providing care for the terminally ill. However, the impact of such teams on quality of life, satisfaction with care, and economic cost has not been examined systematically using detailed criteria for study quality. OBJECTIVE To systematically review the evidence for effectiveness of specialized palliative care. DATA SOURCES We perfo...

knowledge of surgery is one of the milestones in islamic civilization. the purpose of this study was to find principles and proven techniques used by muslim surgeons, third to twelfth century ah. the present study, enjoying a historical approach, used a descriptive analysis method with matching samples. the findings of the study revealed that, during this period, some of the principles and tech...