Disease Mapping

Spatial Distribution and Birth Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease in Iran: A Systematic Review and Hierarchical Bayesian Meta-Analysis

Background This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the overall congenital heart disease (CHD) prevalence in live births and children in Iran, along with evaluating the spatial distribution of CHD birth prevalence across various geographical …

Geographic risk of general and abdominal obesity and related determinants in Iranian children and adolescents: CASPIAN-IV Study

Background: Obesity, as a risk factor for many noncommunicable diseases, is a common public health problem in developed and developing countries. Among Iranian children and adolescents, the prevalence of being overweight has increased by almost 50% …

The effects of minimum caseload requirements on management and outcome in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Regional variation in endovascular treatment rate and in-hospital mortality of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Germany. Secondary data analysis of nationwide hospital DRG data from 2012 to 2014

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) can be treated by either open surgery (OAR) or endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). The aim of this study was to analyze regional variations in application of (EVAR) and in-hospital mortality after intact …

Spatio-temporal pattern of two common cancers among Iranian woman: An adaptive smoothing model

Regionale Haeufigkeit von revaskularisierenden Prozeduren bei Karotisstenose in Deutschland

For Germany, regional variation of procedure rates of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) performed for carotid stenosis have so far not been analyzed at a national level. The aim of this study was to assess small area …

Bivariate spatiotemporal disease mapping of cancer of the breast and cervix uteri among Iranian women

Cervical cancer in women is one of the most common cancers and breast cancer has grown dramatically in recent years. The purpose of this study was to map the incidence of breast and cervix uteri cancer among Iranian women over a 6-year period …

Editors Choice – High Annual Hospital Volume is Associated with Decreased in Hospital Mortality and Complication Rates Following Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Secondary Data Analysis of the Nationwide German DRG Statistics from 2005 to 2013

Joint Spatio-Temporal Shared Component Model with an Application in Iran Cancer Data

Future Declines of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in England and Wales Could Counter the Burden of Population Ageing

Background: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) remains a major cause of mortality in the United Kingdom. Yet predictions of future CHD mortality are potentially problematic due to population ageing and increase in obesity and diabetes. Here we explore …