Certain solid tumors metastasize to bone and cause osteolysis and abnormal new bone
formation. The respective phenotypes of dysregulated bone destruction and bone formation …

Objective: To describe the emergence of the nutrition transition, and associated morbidity
shifts, in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Design: Review and analysis of secondary data …

Background: Recent studies have reported different prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in
different sex and age groups in developing countries. In the present survey, we elucidated …

Importance Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Current estimates on
the burden of cancer are needed for cancer control planning. Objective To estimate …

Background The scale-up of tobacco control, especially after the adoption of the Framework
Convention for Tobacco Control, is a major public health success story. Nonetheless …

Background The burden of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rising globally, with
substantial variation in levels and trends of disease in different countries and regions …

Background Previous attempts to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases
have focused only on specific disease conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction
of child mortality during the past few decades. Timely measurements of levels and trends in …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are common
diseases with a heterogeneous distribution worldwide. Here, we present methods and …

BackgroundNo national data on the prevalence of mental disorders are available in Iran.
Such information may be a prerequisite for efficient national mental health intervention …