original article   thermal stress is a well-recognized health hazard in the workplace. in addition to the health deficits, working in the heat can affect significantly on the productivity of some industries located in rough environments. the current indices used to evaluate the environment are either flawed or difficult to implement. the focus of this review is upon heat stress indices used in ...

background: infections are readily transmitted as a result of bacterial contamination of swimming pools. therefore, hygiene and preventing the contamination of swimming pools is of particular importance. the objective of this study was to determine the amount of bacterial contamination in indoor pools of yazd in 2013. methods: in this descriptive and analytical study, all indoor swimming pools ...

background and purpose: schools are the most appropriate and reliable places for training and educating students. if health principles are not observed in schools, students will be prone to different kinds of health problems. thus the aim of this research is to study the environmental indices in primary schools in the behshahr city in 2012. materials and methods: this is a cross sectional descr...

Please cite this paper as: Behdad A. Evaluation and Importance of Trauma. Arch Trauma Res.2012; 1(2):49-50. DOI: 10.5812/atr.7245 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: The role of trauma in the modern society has a vital importance and significance role that resorting to any facilities and strategies to handle the dilemma seems worthful for all researchers in this s...

conclusions the results of this study indicated that effective dental care is needed for improvement of the dental health status of hospitalized patients with psychiatric disorders. background psychiatric disorders to various reasons such side effects of psychiatric drugs, poor oral hygiene and poor diet and are known as risk factors for development oral health problems. objectives this study w...

BACKGROUND Global research suggests that persons with disabilities face barriers when accessing health care services. Yet, information regarding the nature of these barriers, especially in low-income and middle-income countries is sparse. Rural contexts in these countries may present greater barriers than urban contexts, but little is known about access issues in such contexts. There is a pauci...

background: patient education is taken into account as one of the key components of comprehensive care as well as one of the significant nursing functions in order to increase community health. in this respect, education materials and written texts can improve patient information up to 50% and consequently meet patient satisfaction. readability is considered as an integral concept in patient ed...