Search Results - "International journal of preventive medicine"

Trace elements in human nutrition (ii) - An update by Mehri, Aliasgharpour

“…The dietary requirement for an essential trace element is an intake level which meets a specified criterion for adequacy and thereby minimizes risk of nutrient…”
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Adiponectin: Role in physiology and pathophysiology by Diep Nguyen, ThiMong

“…Adiponectin, an adipokine secreted by adipocytes, is a well-known homeostatic factor for regulating glucose levels, lipid metabolism, and insulin sensitivity…”
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Qualitative methods in health care research by Renjith, Vishnu, Yesodharan, Renjulal, Noronha, Judith, Ladd, Elissa, George, Anice

“…Healthcare research is a systematic inquiry intended to generate robust evidence about important issues in the fields of medicine and healthcare. Qualitative…”
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Oxidative stress and polycystic ovary syndrome: A brief review by Mohammadi, Masoumeh

“…Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal disorders, occurring in 5-10% women in reproductive ages. Despite a long history of studies…”
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The Laboratory Rat: Relating Its Age With Human's by Sengupta, Pallav

“…By late 18(th) or early 19(th) century, albino rats became the most commonly used experimental animals in numerous biomedical researches, as they have been…”
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Leishmania vaccines entered in clinical trials: A review of literature by Moafi, Mohammad, Rezvan, Hossein, Sherkat, Roya, Taleban, Roya

“…Leishmaniasis is considered as a zoonotic infection and neglected tropical disease. Leishmania treatment is not totally successful and imposes high…”
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Atherosclerosis: process, indicators, risk factors and new hopes by Rafieian-Kopaei, Mahmoud, Setorki, Mahbubeh, Doudi, Monir, Baradaran, Azar, Nasri, Hamid

“…Atherosclerosis is the major cause of morbidities and mortalities worldwide. In this study we aimed to review the mechanism of atherosclerosis and its risk…”
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The Incidence of Pressure Ulcers and its Associations in Different Wards of the Hospital: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Afzali Borojeny, Lotfolah, Albatineh, Ahmed N, Hasanpour Dehkordi, Ali, Ghanei Gheshlagh, Reza

“…Pressure ulcer is a health problem worldwide that is common among inpatients and elderly people with physical-motor limitations. To deliver nursing care and…”
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New Insights into Oral Cancer-Risk Factors and Prevention: A Review of Literature by Irani, Soussan

“…The oral cancer constitutes 48% of head and neck cancer cases. Ninety percent of oral cancer cases are histologically diagnosed as oral squamous cell…”
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Methodology and early findings of the fifth survey of childhood and adolescence surveillance and prevention of adult noncommunicable disease: The caspian-v study by Motlagh, Mohammad, Ziaodini, Hasan, Qorbani, Mostafa, Taheri, Majzoubeh, Aminaei, Tahereh, Goodarzi, Azam, Ataie-Jafari, Asal, Rezaei, Fatemeh, Ahadi, Zeinab, Shafiee, Gita, Shahsavari, Ali, Heshmat, Ramin, Kelishadi, Roya

“…Background: This paper presents the methodology and early findings of the fifth survey of a school-based surveillance program in Iran. Methods: This nationwide…”
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New concepts in nutraceuticals as alternative for pharmaceuticals by Nasri, Hamid, Baradaran, Azar, Shirzad, Hedayatollah, Rafieian-Kopaei, Mahmoud

“…Nutraceuticals are products, which other than nutrition are also used as medicine. A nutraceutical product may be defined as a substance, which has…”
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Abdominal obesity indicators: Waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio in Malaysian adults population by Ahmad, Norfazilah, Adam, Samia, Nawi, Azmawati, Hassan, Mohd, Ghazi, Hasanain

“…Background: Waist circumference (WC) is an accurate and simple measure of abdominal obesity as compared to waist-hip ratio (WHR). The aim of this study was to…”
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Safety of intraparenchymal injection of allogenic placenta mesenchymal stem cells derived exosome in patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy following malignant middle cerebral artery infarct, a pilot randomized clinical trial by Dehghani, Leila, Khojasteh, Arash, Soleimani, Masoud, Oraee-Yazdani, Saeed, Keshel, Saeed, Saadatnia, Mohammad, Saboori, Masih, Zali, Alireza, Hashemi, Seyed, Soleimani, Reyhane

“…Background: Malignant middle cerebral artery infarct (mMCAI) largely contributes to high mortality and physical disability among adults. Surviving individuals…”
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Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Taheri Mirghaed, Masood, Abolghasem Gorji, Hasan, Panahi, Sirous

“…The prevalence of mental disorders in Iran is rising for many reasons including the population growth and its problems, the collapse of the family foundation,…”
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The effect of diabetes mellitus on apoptosis in hippocampus: Cellular and molecular aspects by Sadeghi, Akram, Hami, Javad, Razavi, Shahnaz, Esfandiary, Ebrahim, Hejazi, Zahra

“…Background: Diabetes mellitus is associated with cognitive deficits in humans and animals. These deficits are paralleled by neurophysiological and structural…”
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Vinca alkaloids by Moudi, Maryam, Go, Rusea, Yien, Christina Yong Seok, Nazre, Mohd

“…Vinca alkaloids are a subset of drugs obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle plant. They are naturally extracted from the pink periwinkle plant, Catharanthus…”
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Pattern of antibacterial resistance in urinary tract infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Reza Mortazavi-Tabatabaei, Seyed, Ghaderkhani, Jalal, Nazari, Ali, Sayehmiri, Kourosh, Sayehmiri, Fatemeh, Pakzad, Iraj

“…Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infectious diseases ranking next to upper respiratory tract infections. UTIs are often…”
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Effect of Vitamin D supplementation on weight loss, glycemic indices, and lipid profile in obese and overweight women: A clinical trial study by Khosravi, Zahra, Kafeshani, Marzieh, Tavasoli, Parastoo, Zadeh, Akbar, Entezari, Mohammad

“…Introduction: Vitamin D (vit D) deficiency has defined as a health problem worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that obesity is an epidemic…”
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Quality of life in different chronic diseases and its related factors by Siboni, Fatemeh, Alimoradi, Zainab, Atashi, Vajihe, Alipour, Mahmood, Khatooni, Marzieh

“…Background: Quality of life (QoL) is an important tool for evaluating the effect of a disease as well as effects of treatment interventions. The present study…”
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Obesity and Stress: A Contingent Paralysis by Kumar, Rupal, Rizvi, Moattar Raza, Saraswat, Shubhra

“…Two highly overriding problems that the society is facing today are stress and obesity. This narrative review article explains the vicious cycle of how stress…”
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