Comparing Performance Indicators of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ward at Yazd Educational Hospitals with Expected Limits of Indicators, 2015
The purpose of this study was to evaluate performance indicators of Gynecology and Obstetrics ward. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Roohollah Askari, Milad Shafii, Najmeh Baghian Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Mediating Role of Organizational Learning in the Relationship of Organizational Intelligence and Organizational Agility
This article was aimed to examine the mediationg role of organizational learning in the relationship of organizational intelligence and organizational agility. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Mohammad Mehdi Kiani, Raziye Montazeralfaraj, Hossein Fallah Zadeh, Morteza Mohammad Zadeh Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Epidemiological and Clinical Features of People with Malta Fever in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Numerous studies have reported the epidemiological and clinical features of Malta fever incidence in Iran. Review and synthesis of the related literature through meta-analysis can provide an appropriate measurement for aforementioned indices. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the epidemiological and clinical features of people with Malta fever in Iran. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mahmood Moosazadeh, Roja Nikaeen, Ghasem Abedi, Motahareh Kheradmand, Saeid Safiri Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Epidemiological and Clinical Features of People with Malta fever in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Numerous studies have reported the epidemiological and clinical features of Malta fever incidence in Iran. Review and synthesis of the related literature through meta-analysis can provide an appropriate measurement for aforementioned indices. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the epidemiological and clinical features of people with Malta fever in Iran. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mahmood Moosazadeh, Roja Nikaeen, Ghasem Abedi, Motahareh Kheradmand, Saeid Safiri Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis Among Children in Kindergartens and Primary Schools in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Enterobius vermicularis is a parasite that is common in crowded areas such as schools and kindergartens. According to the primary investigations of electronic evidence, various studies have been conducted reporting different prevalences of E. vermicularis in Iran. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the total prevalence of this infection among Iranian children using meta-analysis. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - April 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mahmood Moosazadeh, Ghasem Abedi, Mahdi Afshari, Seif Ali Mahdavi, Fereshteh Farshidi, Elham Kheradmand Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis among children in kindergartens and primary schools in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Enterobius vermicularis is a parasitic disease which is common in crowded areas such as schools and kindergartens. According to the primary investigations of electronic evidences, various studies have been conducted reporting different prevalences of Enterobius vermicularis in Iran. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the total prevalence of this infection among Iranian children using meta-analysis. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - April 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mahmood Moosazadeh, Ghasem Abedi, Mahdi Afshari, Seif Ali Mahdavi, Fereshteh Farshidi, Elham Kheradmand Source Type: research

Job Motivating Potential Score and Its Relationship with Employees' Organizational Commitment among Health Professionals
Job motivation affects the productivity and performance, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment of the employees of each organization. Alternatively, understanding factors affecting motivation provokes a sense of creativity and innovation in employees. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between jobs' motivating potential scores and employees' organizational commitment. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - April 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mohammad A. Bahrami, Ali Aghaei, Omid Barati, Arefeh D. Tafti, Mohammad R. Ezzatabadi Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Job Motivating Potential Score and its relationship with employees’ organizational commitment among health professionals
Job motivation affects the productivity and performance, job satisfaction and organizational commitment of each organization. On the other hand, understanding factors affecting motivation provokes a sense of creativity and innovation of employees. The purpose of study was the investigation of the relationship between jobs' motivating potential scores and employees' organizational commitment. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - April 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Ali Aghaei, Omid Barati, Arefeh Dehghani Tafti, Mohammad Ranjbar Ezzatabadi Source Type: research

Corrigendum to “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Outbreak in the Republic of Korea, 2015” [Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2015, 269–278]
The author decides to upload the data used for the journal, which was not allowed to be disclosed when it was published in PHRP 2015 August issue. Researchers have to mention the source when they use the data in publishing analysis in their research. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - April 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: research

Rapid Detection of Rifampicin- and Isoniazid-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis using TaqMan allelic discrimination
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global problem that many countries are challenging with. Rapid and accurate detection of MDR-TB is critical for appropriate treatment and controlling of TB. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the TaqMan allelic discrimination without minor groove binder (MGB) for rapid, efficient and low-cost method for detection of drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - April 5, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Davood Darban-Sarokhalil, Mohammad Javad Nasiri, Abbas Ali Imani Fooladi, Parvin Heidarieh, Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi Source Type: research

Evaluation of self-assessment in cardiovascular diseases among Korean older population
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are leading in morbidity and mortality of most developed and developing countries [1-3]. In accompaniment with a rapidly growing elderly population, Korea has been experiencing a sharp increase in CVDs. The prevalence of CVD risk factors such as of hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM), and hypercholesterolemia among adults (30 years or older) has increased from 24.6%, 9.6%, and 10.7% in 2007, to 27.3%, 11.0%, and 14.9%, in 2013, respectively [4]. To prevent and manage the increasing CVD risk factors, the Korean government implemented the National Cardio-Cerebrovascular Disease Plan 2010...
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - March 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hae-Wol Cho, Chaeshin Chu Source Type: research

Comparing seasonal pattern of laboratory confirmed cases of pertussis with clinically suspected cases
This study aimed to compare the seasonal patterns of clinical suspected pertussis cases with those of laboratory confirmed cases in Iran. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - February 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Golam Reza Ghorbani, Seyed Mohsen Zahraei, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Mahdi Afshari, Fahimeh Doosti Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Development of Financial Support Program for High Risk Pregnant Women
The purpose of this study was to develop a financial support program for high-risk pregnant women based on opinion obtained using a questionnaire survey. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - February 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ihnsook Jeong, Jiyun Kim, Sook Bin Im Source Type: research

Competitive strategy for successful national university hospital management in the Republic of Korea
This study provides information for decision making of the managers and the staffs of national university hospitals through the analyzing financial statement. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - February 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Munjae Lee Source Type: research