cromolyn sodium, a mast cell stabilizing agent, provides an immediate protective effect against the exercise-induced bronchoconstriction while being used before the exercise. however, cromolyn is ineffective in reversing asthmatic bronchospasm; it is used as a maintenance therapy and has a prophylactic role in chronic asthma.    the purpose of this study was to determine the extent of change in...

objectives: nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers are encountered with high pressures and stresses and the objective of this study is the investigation of the relationship between the mental pressure of the nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers and their job burnout. methods: this study was done on 180 nurses of different shifts of nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers of mash...

objective: since orthodontic and orthognathic treatment planningin each ethnic group must be done according to the soft tissue facial characteristicsregarded as beauty,they thus vary from country to country.the main purpose of this articlewas to determine the mean range of the middle third of soft tissue facial profile and anteroposterior lip positioningusing 3angular and 2 linear measurements ...

objective: in comparison to clinical oral health indices, perceived oral health measures are less applied in large-scale epidemiological oral health studies in iran. the aim of this study was to measure perceived oral health among adults in tehran, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, perceived oral health was measured in 1100 adults in tehran by two measures: 1- non-replaced extracted...

purpose : to compare the psychosocial status before and after successful strabismus surgery on iranian strabismic patients methods : one hundred twenty-four strabismic patients, older than 15 years were evaluated between 2009 and 2010. they were asked to complete a questionnaire about their psychosocial experiences, before and three months after successful strabismus surgery. effects of strabis...