introduction: applying quality management systems can be useful for the development of health care organizations standards, services, quality improvement and costs reduction. the purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of applying quality management system iso9001/2000 in hospitals affiliated with medical sciences universities from managers' viewpoints. methods and materials: it...

the present article discusses about the us security policy after the incident of 11 september 2001, with reference to the middle east, in general and iran in particular. the author focuses the design of current us administration and its endeavor to capture some of the strategic places in the name of terrorism and as a savior of democracy such as in afghanistan and iraq, although those designs h...

results local level of primary health care system in iran had mechanical structure, but in contextual dimensions the results showed different types. there was a significant relationship between structural and contextual dimensions (r = 0.642, p value < 0.001). goals and culture dimensions had strongest effects on structural dimensions. background in recent years, family physician plan was estab...

background: the most appropriate route of tranexamic acid administration is controversial. in the current study, we compared the efficacy of intravenous (iv) and topical intra-articular tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss and transfusion rate in patients who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty. methods: one hundred twenty 120 patients were scheduled to undergo primary total knee arthro...

The inhibitory effect of progesterone (P) injected at various times on female sexual behavior was investigated in estradiol benzoate (EB) treated ovariectomized rats. Four behavioral tests were carried out at two-week intervals. All females received 5 pg/kg b.w, EB and O.5 mg P 44 hr after the EB. In the Pcontrol group, an additional 5 mg P was administered at the same time as the injection of ...