Publications by authors named "Elham Rafiei"
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- * A significant number of burn victims were from rural areas and had lower education levels, indicating a correlation between socioeconomic status and burn risk.
- * The research found high mortality rates (39.1%) and identified factors like the extent of burns and living conditions as critical contributors to burn-related fatalities, suggesting the need for targeted prevention programs.
Background And Aims: Previous studies have shown that supplementation of some amino acids such as l-arginine or its precursors could exert beneficial effects in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The objective of this study is to systematically review the literature to assess the effect of arginine administration on the clinical and paraclinical parameters of patients with SCD.
Methods: Four online databases of PubMed, Web of Sciences, Scopus, and Embase were selected for systematic search.
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the kidney is a rare and highly malignant neoplasm. The median age for renal PNET is 27 years but it can be seen also in a wide age range between 3 and 78 years. We performed a Medline search for the term renal PNET and identified 79 cases up till December of 2010.
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