the aim of this study was evaluation of enoxaparin utilization in hospitalized patients who had received enoxaparin either for prophylaxis or for treatment of thromboembolic disorders. a total of 356 patients were included in this retrospective study and were analyzed for enoxaparin utilization in terms of prescription patterns, treatment strategy, dosing regimen, indications/contraindications,...

after the teacher, the most important factor in foreign language classroom is the textbook. it is vital that the best possible text be chosen for each situation. even with the development of new technologies that allow for higher quality teacher-generated materials, demand for textbooks continues to grow, and the publishing industry responds with new series and textbooks each year. therefore, i...

abstract bachground: the main objective of this study was to define the clinical changes of facial deformity in patients older than 5 years with congenital torticollis treated by proximal and distal sternocleidomastoid tenotomy. methods: we retrospectively evaluated fifteen patients who had had an open tenotomy of the sternal and clavicular and mastoid origins of the sternocleidomastoid muscle ...

introduction: the e xecution of composed educational programs for general practitioners is one of the most common methods of continuing medical education. this research project aims to evaluate one of these programs. methods: for this purpose, a pre- and post-test design was developed. the subjects consisted of 45 participants. they were tested (by a 76 mcq knowledge test) in two stages: before...

conclusions results of this study indicated the better effect of osats on learning and its relative superiority in precise assessment of clinical skills compared with the traditional evaluation method. therefore, we recommend using this method in evaluation of students in practical courses. objectives the purpose of this study was to compare the effect of using osats and traditional methods on ...

objectives: the current study aimed to first assess the quality, popularity and importance of websites providing persian health-related information, and second to evaluate the correlation of the popularity and importance ranking with quality score on the internet. materials and methods: the sample websites were identified by entering the health-related keywords into four most popular search eng...