Title of article
Urologic diseases in the Islamic Republic of Iran: what are the public health priorities?
Author/Authors
Basiri, A. shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Urology Nephrology Research Centre, تهران, ايران , Mousavi, S.M. tabriz university of medical sciences - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Community Medicine, تبريز, ايران , Mousavi, S.M. tehran university of medical sciences tums - Cancer Research Centre - Cancer Institute, تهران, ايران , Naghavi, M. Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Islamic Republic of Iran , Araghi, I.A. shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Urology Nephrology Research Centre, تهران, ايران , Namini, S.A. tehran university of medical sciences tums - Cancer Research Centre - Cancer Institute, تهران, ايران
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1338
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1348
Abstract
This study was designed to estimate the burden of urologic diseases in the Islamic Republic of Iran as a practical method for defining public health priorities. Using World Health Organization guidelines for national burden of disease studies, 6 steps were performed: selecting diseases to include; dynamic modelling of diseases; gathering data about urologic diseases; computing the local disability weights of urologic diseases; data analysis with DisMod II; and computing the disability-adjusted life years for each disease. Renal calculus, acute cystitis, chronic prostatitis, benign prostate hyperplasia, male infertility and adult polycystic kidney disease comprised the greatest burden.
Journal title
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Journal title
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Record number
2640152
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