background and aims: nowadays, hypnosis has opened its position in the medical community. based on controlled trials, hypnosis has been superior compared to other interventional procedures to reduce acute pain. this investigation aims to determine the effectiveness of hypnosis in the treatment of pain and enhancing mental performance in iran, using the meta-analysis method. methods: the search ...

abstract: in contrast to traditional reviews, systematic reviews explore theliterature on a specific topic comprehensively using a well-defined protocol and recruit the findings of eligible studies after the assessment of their qualities, using a clear and reproducible method. checking the assumptions, we may merge the findings of recruited studies in a systematic review and use metaanalysis te...

background: we are living in an era in which different branches of science are growing very rapidly. therefore, retrieving and summarizing all new valid findings on a specific subject is one of the most important priorities of scientists. the aim of the present article is to categorize different review studies within the health domain based on their approach to retrieving and summarizing origin...

conclusions the majority of iranian women had neutral attitudes towards menopause, which may be evidence of poor knowledge about menopause. therefore, it is suggested that appropriate educational programs be developed and implemented by policymakers in order to increase knowledge and raise awareness among women about menopause. results out of the 21 selected documents, 11 studies were eligible ...

background: there is a great deal of descriptive studies on obesity in iran, mostly assessed the prevalence and its relation­ship with various risk factors and chronic diseases. in order to obtain/give a better insight into the epidemiology of obesity in iran in recent years and assess its heterogeneity around the country, we reviewed systematically all available studies and ana­lyzed their fin...

how to cite this article: sayemiri k, tavan h, sayemiri f, mohammadi i, carson kv. prevalence of epilepsy in iran : a meta-analysis and systematic review. iran j child neurol. 2014 autumn; 8(4):9-17. abstract objective epilepsy is one of the most common diseases in iran contributing to an array of health problems. in light of this, the aim of the present study is to examine the prevalence of ep...

background and purpose: investigation of the seasonal pattern of brucellosis occurrence may help us to determine the etiology of disease. seasonal pattern of brucellosis in different parts of iran has been reported by several studies. combining the results of these studies provide a reliable estimation of a total seasonal pattern of this zoonosis disease. this study aims to determine the overal...

Background and aims: Nowadays, hypnosis has opened its position in the medical community. Based on controlled trials, hypnosis has been superior compared to other interventional procedures to reduce acute pain. This investigation aims to determine the effectiveness of hypnosis in the treatment of pain and enhancing mental performance in Iran, using the meta-analysis method. <br...

objective herpes simplex virus (hsv), one of the most common sexually transmitted disease is a worldwide .this study aimed to prevalence of herpes simplex virus of pregnancy in iran. methods: we searched pubmed, scopus, ovid, science direct and national databases were searched: magiran, iranmedex and science information database (sid) up to october 2015.eventually, we included five studies that...

background : peptic ulcer is common and symptoms such as epigastria pain and heartburn, the results of various studies and aim of study was to evaluate the prevalence of gastric ulcers in the systematic review and meta-analysis is a method. materials and methods : 6 iranian papers in the range of 2002 to 2012 are selected using valid keywords in the sid, goggle scholar and elsevier databases an...