background: exposure to respirable particulate matter containing silica in the working environment can lead to respiratory diseases and other health hazards. the current study was designed to estimate the prevalence of lung diseases and their determining factors in the stone carvers of kerman, iran.   materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional study in which 67 male workers exposed to st...

background nosocomial infections (nis) are an important public health problem worldwide, particularity in the intensive care units (icus). objectives the current study aimed to detect and highlight nis as the critical factor in increasing mortality and morbidity to clarify the current health priorities and challenges in iran. patients and methods it was a retrospective study on 376 selected pat...

Neurological disease may result in respiratory dysfunction; however the manifestations of respiratory dysfunction in such patients may be atypical because of wider effects of their underlying condition. In the present review we have considered separately acute neuromuscular respiratory disease (as well as aspects of respiratory muscle function relevant to intensive care), chronic neuromuscular ...