INTRODUCTION Fair distribution of hospital beds across various regions is a controversial subject. Resource allocation in health systems rarely has focused on those who need it most and, in addition, is often influenced by political interests. The study assesses the distribution of hospital beds in different regions in Tehran, Iran, during 2010-2012. METHODS This cross-sectional study was con...

1 PhD Candidate, Community Oral Health Department, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran; Preventive Dentistry Research Center, Dental Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran 2 Assistant Professor, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 3 Associate Professor, ...

1 Extremophiles Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran 19395-4644, Iran 3 Applied Virology Research Center, Baq...

1. Dept. of Healthcare Administration, School of Economics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney AND School of Built Environment, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 3. Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran 4. Dept. of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehr...

Mazeyar Parvinzadeh Gashti , Farbod Alimohammadi, Guowen Song, Amir Kiumarsi 1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland 2 Young Researchers Club, Textile Department, Islamic Azad UniversitySouth Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran 3 Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta, Canada 4 Department of Organic Colorants, Institute for C...

1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran. 2. Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran. 4. School of Computer Engineering, Iran Un...

1. Dept. of Nephrology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy-International Campus, FCRDC, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Dept. of Nephrology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Dept. of Radiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical...

1 Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, P.O.Box 5746, Tehran 19395, Iran. 2 Department of Physics, Alzahra University, Tehran 19834, Iran 3 Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O.Box 9161, Tehran 11365, Iran. 4 Department of Physics, Tehran University, North-Kargar Ave. Tehran, Iran. 5 Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, P.O.Box 159, Ga...

1. Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Dept. of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 4. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Scien...

1. Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran. 3. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital and Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4. Electrophysiol...