Medical Journal of Islamic Republic of Iran

• A Decade of Discovery: Methodological Innovation, Capacity Building, and Global Leadership in Hidden Population Research in Iran

  Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Hamid Sharifi, Yunes Jahani, Saiedeh Haji-Maghsoudi, Mohammad Reza Baneshi

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• A Fully Expert Human-Based Retrieval Augmented Generation (FEH-RAG) Framework: A Proof of Concept Study in Labelling Patients with Sjögren Syndrome

  Asghar Hajiabbasi, Ahmad Reza Jamshidi, Shervan Shoaee, Irandokht Shenavar Masooleh, Hourvash Ebrahimi, Mahsa Mehdipour Dalivand, Pooneh Ghavidel Parsa

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• A Systematic Review of Pain Assessment Tools in Prehospital Emergency Care: Evidence from Observational Studies

  Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Kasnavieh, Maryam Milanifard, Mohsen Sedighi, Roxana Hessam

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• Abstracts of the 4th International Congress of Trauma Highlights; 2025 Dec 23–26; Tehran, Iran

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• Academic Influencers on X (former Twitter) and Their Impact on Research Metrics: A Narrative Review and Correlation Analysis of Top 100 Altmetric Articles (2017–2021)

  Mashallah Torabi, Fatemeh Hadavandsiri, Houman Kazemzadeh, Maryam Goodarzi

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• Analysis of Retracted Publications in the Diabetes Literature

  Somayeh Parvin, Mahshid Lotfi, Mohsen Nouri

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• Assessment of the Effect of Improved Medial Linkage Reciprocating Orthosis Compared to Isocentric Orthosis on the Motor Function in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

  Abolfazl Rajabi Moghadam, Aliyeh Daryabor, Mokhtar Arazpour, Behnam Hajiaghaei, Taher Babaee

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• Attitudes toward Mobile App Use in Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Quasi-Experimental Mixed-Methods Investigation of a Digital Support Tool for Diabetes Self-Management Behavior

  Fariba Alaei-Shahmiri, Roya Ghafoury, Shahnaz Rimaz, Shakiba Rahimi, Mitra Faghihi, Zohreh Maghsoomi, Mohammad E. Khamseh

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• Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in the Employees’ Health Cohort Study of Iran (EHCSIR): A Qualitative Content Analysis

  Rezvan Rajabzadeh, Seyed Hamid Hosseini, Seyed Abbas Motevalian

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• Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Demographic Characteristics in Iranian Adults with Noise-Induced Hearing Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Mahdi Soheyli, Mobin Obeidinia, Arya Shirani, Lena Nazemi, Zahra Rampisheh, Hajar Nikbakht, Mahdi Chinichian, Batool Tayefi

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• Challenges and Strategies of Newborn Hearing Screening Programs Worldwide: A Scoping Review

  Ehsan Moradi-Joo, Somayeh Noori Hekmat, Hoda Ghobeishipour, Hoda Hamedpour, Mohsen Davarpanah, Mohsen Barouni, Saeid Mahmoudian

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• Clinical Evaluation of Two-Stage Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Silicone Mold-Based and Metal Mold-Based Antibiotic-Loaded Knee Spacers: A Comparative Study

  Mohamad Amin Younessi Heravi, Reza Ganji, Ismaeil Garivani, Negin Armide

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• Coagulation Disorders and Thrombotic Events in Patients with COVID-19: A Narrative Review

  Mahdi Khatuni, Behnaz Varaminian, Maryamolsadat Ghoreyshi, Marziyeh Ghalamkari

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• Combined Core Stability and Short Foot Exercises Improve Medial Longitudinal Arch and Dynamic Balance More Than Short Foot Exercises Alone in Female Child Badminton Players with Pes Planus: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Arash Khaledi, Behnaz Sotodeh Rad, Shahrzad Zandi

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• Consumer Health Information: A Narrative Review

  Mohammad Javad Dehnavi, Nooshin Peyman, Mohammad Javad Mansourzadeh, Paria Amiri, Seyed Hojjat Khatamifar, Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei

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• Determining the Mental Health of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Residents, According to the General Health Questionnaire

  Ghasem Pishgahi, Kamran Shirbache, Alireza Abdshah, Mozhgan Sadat Hashemi, Farzaneh Shirani, Hojat Sheikh Motahar Vahedi, Amirhosein Jahanshir

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• Developing and Validating a Parent Guide to Improve Sleep in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Emphasis on the Holistic Approach to Self-Regulation Strategies

  Simin Asadi, Samaneh Karamali Esmaili, Laleh Lajevardi, Mahtab Roohi-Azizi, Elham Shirazi, Jamileh Abolghasemi

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence in Predicting Admission Status, Intensive Care Requirements, and Mortality in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Kasnavieh, Seyed Hossien Shaker, Maryam Milanifard, Roxana Hessam, Ali Saghandian Tousi, Marjan Ghadesi

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• Does Fine Motor Performance under Single and Dual Task Conditions Predict Participation in Children with Specific Learning Disabilities? A Cross-Sectional Study

  Sara Zamiran, Mahnaz Hejazi-Shirmard, Monire Nobahar Ahari, Arina Nasiri, Farid Zayeri

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• Effect of Comorbidities on In-hospital COVID-19 Mortality across Age Groups: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Iran

  Reza Sadeghi, Mahmood Reza Masoudi, Mohammad Moqaddasi Amiri

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• Effect of Controlled versus Spontaneous Ventilation on Postoperative Emergence Agitation in 2–4-Year-Old Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial

  Taymaz Amiraslani, Salumeh Sehat Kashani, Mohammad Ghaemi, Tahereh Sorbi, Mahya Sabouri

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• Effect of Nitrate Supplementation on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Indices: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Cross-Over Clinical Trial

  Mohammad Mahdi Tavana, Farzin Halabchi, Tohid Seif Barghi, Reyhaneh Khazaei, Shaghayegh Rahimi

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• Elastofibroma Dorsi: Demographic, Clinical, and Radiological Assessment: A Retrospective Study

  Kaveh Samimi, Peyman Kamali Hakim, Fahimeh Zeinalkhani, Hadise Zeinalkhani, Mohammad Ghaffari, Nasrin Ahmadinejad, Hirbod Nasiri Bonaki, Sina Delazar, Hamid Rajabi

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• Empathy Throughout the Clinical Years in Iranian Generation Z Medical Students: Validity and Reliability Properties of the Persian Version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy

  Somayeh Delavari, Farzaneh Barzkar, Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi, Zohreh Sohrabi, Ahmad Madankan, Neda Rahimian, Mitra Amini, Mohammadreza Pourahamadi, Somayeh Delavari, Seyed Vahid Shariat

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• Epidemiological Insights into Xenobiotic-Induced Seizures: A Correlational Descriptive Study from a Poisoning Referral Center in Northwestern Iran

  Ali Banagozar-Mohammadi, Ali Ostadi, Arefeh Dawoodi, Javad Ahmadian Heris, Sana Mojtahedy, Nilofar Akhondi Koshki, Hassan Rezazadeh

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• Epigenetic Mechanisms of Suicidal Behavior Formation: A Review

  Aruzhan Tussupova, Roza Tatayeva, Sholpan Koygeldinova, Zhannat Bazarbayeva, Zhibek Sembaeva, Aiman Mussina

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• Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Exam Among a Group of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Tehran, Iran

  Shohreh Naderimagham, Farshad Sharifii, Sahar Keyvanloo Shahrestanaki, Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Zahra Amrollah Majdabadi Kohne, Fatemeh Ghonnodi, Sedigeh Sarabi, Negin Malekraeisi, Masoud Ghassemi, Masoud Arzaghi

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• Evaluation of Effective Factors in the Prognosis of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Transferred by Emergency Medical Services and Self-Referred Patients in Tehran

  Zahra Kolivand, Samad Azari, Parisa Hasani Sharamin, Zahra Shajari, Mostafa Rouzitalab, Negar Omidi, Peyman Saberian

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• External Validation of the Trauma Early Mortality Prediction Tool (TEMPT) in an Iranian Trauma Population

  Mitra Oghazian, Atefeh Abdolahi, Fatemeh Rasooli, Sepideh Aarabi

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• Forty Years of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Iran: Achievements, Lessons and Future Directions

  Mahnaz Afshari, Alireza Raeisi, Reza Majdzadeh, Elham Ahmadnezhad, Leila Doshmangir, Mohsen Asadi-Lari

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• Frequency of Minor and Major Surgeries in Patients with COVID19

  Amir Molaei, Shahrzad Izadi, Mohammad Nozare, Fatemeh Paknazar, Hamid Reza Hemmati

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• From Tradition to Transformation: Policy Solutions for Advancing Medical Education Toward Entrepreneurial Universities

  Mohammad Mahboubi, Taha Nasiri, Sadra Taheri Maleki, Majid Ghorbanniya Delavar, Babak Rastegarimehr

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• Genetic Characterization of Joubert Syndrome with COACH Features and in Silico Prediction of TMEM67 Gene Variants Based on Iranome Database

  Seyyed Saleh Hashemi, Mohammad Amir Beigi Habibabadi, Vahid Tayebi-khorrami, Pegah Haidari, Saeed Esmaeili Dizghandi, Samaneh Zafarabadi, Shahram Salari, Mahdia Sayed, Ramin Raoufinia, Mehdi Hassani, Hamed Afarande, Mir Salar Kahaei, Amin Tadayoni Nia, Ali Arabnezhad, Setayesh Zamanpour

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• Health Diplomacy in Times of Crisis: Reflections on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Participation in the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly

  Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi, Khosro Sadeghniiat-Haghighi, Elham Ahmadnezhad

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• Hidden and Atypical Presentations of Myocarditis in Sudden Cardiac Death: A Narrative Review

  Roxana Hessam, Hamed Basir Ghafouri, Mahdi Rezai, Seyed Hossien Shaker, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Kasnavieh, Maryam Milanifard, Mohsen Sedighi

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• Hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit of Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

  Yedil B. Kurakbayev, Kuanysh Umbetov, Yergali Sarsekbayev, Botagoz Turdaliyeva, Lyazat Manzhuova

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• Image Processing for Diagnosing Psoriasis: A Machine Learning Approach to Classify Skin Lesions into Psoriasis Subtypes

  Hoorie Masoorian, Marsa Gholamzadeh, Alireza Firooz, Reza Safdari

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• Improving Mental Health Literacy Among Iranian Middle School Students: A Quasi-Experimental Intervention

  Zahra Saboohi, Ava Sadat Hoseini, Azade Sadat Hoseini, Sadegh Ghasemzadeh Rishkani, Mahnaz Solhi

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• Incidence, Mortality and Five-Year Survival of Colorectal Cancer in the Republic of Kazakhstan (2013–2023)

  Dina Toleutayeva, Gulnar Shalgumbayeva, Assel Tukinova, Lyazzat Dyussenova, Tolegen Toleutayev

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• Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Urogenital Radiological Findings: Human Expert vs Multimodal Generative AI Classification Performance

  Büşra Asena Torun, Alpkon Torun, Mustafa Serdar Çağlayan

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• Interobserver Agreement in Transthoracic Echocardiography between Cardiology Residents and Attending Cardiologists: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Soroush Mostafavi, Leila Nojoomizadeh, Hamzeh Habibi, Arefeh Samanifard, Aynaz Panahi, Sara Bakhtiari, Abdolfattah Mohtashami, Seyede Saba Mostafavi Montazeri, Seyedeh Sarvin Mostafavi Montazeri, Pegah Joghataie, Mahboubeh Pazoki

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• Introducing Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Synthase-2 as a Remarkable Player in the Development of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

  Mostafa Rezaei Tavirani, Babak Arjmand, Zahra Razzaghi, Fatemeh Bandarian, Mitra Rezaei, Reza M Robati, Farideh Razi

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• Investigating the Correlation between Fecal Calprotectin and Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis Patients

  Leila Azizi, Bahareh Ebrahimi, Mohammadali Nazarinia

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• Key Indicators of Performance-Based Payment to Physicians by Insurance Organizations in Iran

  Zeinolabedin Abbasi Nowdeh, Khadije Safizade, Seyede Fateme Mousavi Jam, Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan

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• Leptin Insensitivity in NAFLD Is Produced by Oxidative Stress and Cytokine Overexpression

  Mohammad Hussein Abnosi, Ahmed Hashim Abbas Al-Janabi, Muhaimin Mustafa Shihatah Al-Saeed

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• Maternal Folic Acid, B12, and Zinc Serum Levels and Risk of Orofacial Cleft in Offspring in Tabriz

  Shahin Abdollahi Fakhim, Faezeh Ghaderian, Nikzad Shahidi

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• Mechanisms of Vestibular System Damage in Diabetes Mellitus: Implications for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Pathogenesis and Recurrence

  Seyedeh Nazanin Hajjari, Fatemeh Jafarlou

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• Medical Student Admission Capacity in Iran: From Planned Expansion to Policy Shock and Health Workforce Sustainability Challenges

  AliAkbar Haghdoost, Somayeh Noori Hekmat

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• Mortality Outcomes Following Pediatric Emergency Department Visits: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Kasnavieh, Maryam Milanifard, Mohsen Sedighi, Roxana Hessam

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• Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation vs. Standard Care in Pediatric CNS Tumor Survivors: A National Cohort Study from Kazakhstan

  Nurzhan Bikhanov, Aigul Kaliyeva, Galiya K. Sermanizova, Sholpan Ospanova, Ulugbek Musaev, Gaukhar Dauletova, Assiya K. Turgambayeva, Aliya Turgambayeva

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• New Strategies to Promote Iran’s Role in EMRO by Supporting WHOCCs

  Arman Zargaran

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• Obstacles to the Educational Leadership Succession Planning in Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences: A Qualitative Approach

  Leila Neisani Samani, Zohreh Sohrabi, Shoaleh Bigdeli, Aryan Gholipour

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• Online Health Information Needs of Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review

  Mohammad Zarei, Vahideh Zarea Gavgani, Atefeh Zarei, Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi

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• Orolabial Melanosis: Principles of Formulating a Clinical Diagnosis

  Hojamammet Jumayev, Aybolek Tachmukhammedova, Begench Serdarov, Garabeg Goshayev, Batyr Allakuliyev, Aman Geldiyev

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• Pattern of Healthcare Utilization Related to Hypertension and Associated Factors: A Survey Study in the Capital of Iran

  Ahmad Mehri, Manoochehr Karami, Mohsen Barouni, Maryam Farhadpour, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari, Koorosh Etemad

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• Physicians' Attitudes Toward Unnecessary Medical Services: Ethical and Systemic Challenges in Fourth Level Prevention - Tehran 2024

  Mohsen Saberi Isfeedvajani, Esmat Davoudi-Monfared, Jannat Mashayekhi, Sajjad Bahra, Mahboubeh Rouhollahei

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• Policy and Systemic Barriers to Accurate Diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech in Iran: A Policy Brief

  Mersede Imani-Shakibayi, Talieh Zarifian

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• Postoperative Genitourinary Challenges in Children with Anorectal Malformations: A Prospective Cohort Study Highlighting the Role of Follow-up

  Fatemeh Abedi Karjiban, Fariba Jahangiri, Mahmoud Salek, Tahereh Chavoshi, Elham Zarei, Mahdi Bassirian

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• Postural Threat and Balance Control in Diabetic Neuropathy: Evidence from Anticipatory Postural Adjustments

  Shirin Rahimzadeh, Amin Behdarvandan, Mehrnoosh Mehrnoosh, Neda Orakifar, Razieh Mofateh, Saeed Hesam, Ramin Saki

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• Potential Renoprotective Effect of Pirfenidone And Silymarin in Acute Kidney Injury Through Targeting miRNA 21

  Noha Samir Abdel Latif, Tayee E.M, Alsayed A. Abdelhady, Manal H. Albadawi, Abeer Abdelkader, Mostafa Ezz El-Din, Ahmed Mohammed Taha

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