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Arash Etemadi

Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI
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Cancer registry in Iran: a brief overview

A Etemadi, AR Sajadi, SH Semnani, SM NOURAEI… - 2008 - sid.ir
CANCER REGISTRY is an important tool for any successful cancer control program. The first
formal cancer related data from IRAN were published in 1956. In 1969, observations …

[PDF][PDF] Obesity pandemic: an Iranian perspective

R Malekzadeh, M Mohamadnejad, S Merat… - Arch Iranian …, 2005 - researchgate.net
Introduction besity has become one of the most important health problems throughout the
world. It is no longer the sole problem of the developed countries, and its prevalence is …

[HTML][HTML] The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of …

SG Sepanlou, S Safiri, C Bisignano… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases (collectively referred to as cirrhosis in
this paper) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, although the burden and …

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in an urban population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

F Azizi, P Salehi, A Etemadi, S Zahedi-Asl - Diabetes research and clinical …, 2003 - Elsevier
The aim of the present investigation was to determine the prevalence of the metabolic
syndrome among 10 368 of the adults (4397 men and 5971 women) aged 20 years and …

[HTML][HTML] The global, regional, and national burden of stomach cancer in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2017

A Etemadi, S Safiri, SG Sepanlou, K Ikuta… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Stomach cancer is a major health problem in many countries. Understanding
the current burden of stomach cancer and the differential trends across various locations is …

Prospective epidemiological research studies in Iran (the PERSIAN Cohort Study): rationale, objectives, and design

H Poustchi, S Eghtesad, F Kamangar… - American journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 76% of deaths in Iran, and this number is
on the rise, in parallel with global rates. Many risk factors associated with NCDs are …

[HTML][HTML] The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic …

S Safiri, SG Sepanlou, KS Ikuta… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Data about the global, regional, and country-specific variations in the levels and
trends of colorectal cancer are required to understand the impact of this disease and the …

Mortality from different causes associated with meat, heme iron, nitrates, and nitrites in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study: population based cohort study

A Etemadi, R Sinha, MH Ward, BI Graubard… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the association of different types of meat intake and meat associated
compounds with overall and cause specific mortality. Design Population based cohort study …

High prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Iranian adolescents

A Esmaillzadeh, P Mirmiran, L Azadbakht, A Etemadi… - 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: No evidence exists regarding the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in
adolescents in Middle Eastern countries. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of the …

Effectiveness of polypill for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (PolyIran): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial

G Roshandel, M Khoshnia, H Poustchi, K Hemming… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background A fixed-dose combination therapy (polypill strategy) has been proposed as an
approach to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, especially in low-income and …