The 10-Year Incidence Trend of Common Cancers at a Referral Hospital in Tehran, Iran From 2007 to 2016

Hormoz Sanaeinasab; Esmat Davoudi Monfared; Ali-Akbar Karimi Zarchi; Mohsen Saffari; Abdowreza Delavari

Volume 4, Issue 3 , September 2019, , Pages 80-85

https://doi.org/10.15171/hpr.2019.16

Abstract
  Background: Common cancers such as colon, breast, and lung cancer are increasing in developing countries. Objective: This study was conducted to determine 10-year trends and changes in common cancers in patients from a referral hospital in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated ...  Read More

The Need for Complementary Health Insurance in Iran and Suggestions for Its Development

Seyed Morteza Adyani; Ezzatollah Gol-Alizadeh

Volume 1, Issue 4 , November 2016, , Pages 146-146

https://doi.org/10.21859/hpr-0104146

Abstract
  International experience has shown that the increasing diversity in healthcare services precludes the integration of all services under a government health insurance plan in terms of performance and economy; no institution receiving a fixed amount of money per capita is able to provide all services. ...  Read More

Assessment of Factors Affecting the Establishment of Hospitals in Iran

Mohammadkarim Bahadori; Ehsan Teymourzadeh; Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini; Gholam Hossein Alishiri; Ali Ayoubian

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 15-19

https://doi.org/10.20286/hpr-010115

Abstract
  Background: It is important to set up hospitals, since they play a key role in providing health care services based on the budget allocated to the health sector. Objective:  This study evaluated factors militating against the establishment of hospitals in Iran. It also emphasized the importance ...  Read More