Background & Objective : We study Surrogacy validation of Th1 and Th2, when the true endpoint is Long-term Skin Effects of Exposure to Mustard Gas based on “Martyrs and Veterans Affair” assignment.   Materials & Methods : This study is a part of Sardasht-Iran cohort study. 327 chemical victims of sulfur mustard from Sardasht and 128 controlled, totally 500 persons, are studied.   Results : Tr...

Background and Aim: Suicide attempts have become a common phenomenon in recent years. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life and spiritual intelligence with suicidal thoughts in Sardasht soldiers. Methods: The study population was all soldiers in Sardasht city, including 246 people selected by the multi-stage cluster sampling method. Four battalions we...

In this study, in order to analyze the trends of annual precipitation, the information from 21 synoptic meteorological stations located in the Urmia Lake basin in a 30-year time period (1986-2015) was used. For this purpose, the Sequential Mann-Kendall test was used. The date of sudden change (if exist) in the precipitation time series of each station was identified. Significance of the trend i...

Background and Objective: Sulfur mustard is a vesicant agent. Its long-term effects include respiratory, eye, and skin complications. The most important skin long-term complications include itching, eczema, scars, xerosis, hyper-pigmentation, and hypo-pigmentation. Serum IgE titers have a direct relationship with eczema and other skin problems such as itching and xerosis in allergic diseases an...