The Persian Cohort: Providing the Evidence Needed for Healthcare Reform

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Eghtesad S^{1, 2} ; Mohammadi Z^{1, 2} ; Shayanrad A² ; Faramarzi E³ ; Joukar F⁴ ; Hamzeh B⁵ ; Farjam M⁶ ; Zare Sakhvidi MJ⁷ ; Mirimonjar M⁸ ; Moosazadeh M⁹ ; Hakimi H¹⁰ ; Rahimi Kazerooni S¹¹ ; Cheraghian B¹² ; Ahmadi A¹³ Show All Authors

Eghtesad S^{1, 2}
Mohammadi Z^{1, 2}
Shayanrad A²
Faramarzi E³
Joukar F⁴
Hamzeh B⁵
Farjam M⁶
Zare Sakhvidi MJ⁷
Mirimonjar M⁸
Moosazadeh M⁹
Hakimi H¹⁰
Rahimi Kazerooni S¹¹
Cheraghian B¹²
Ahmadi A¹³
Nejatizadeh A¹⁴
Mohebbi I¹⁵
Pourfarzi F¹⁶
Roozafzai F²
Motamedgorji N²
Montazeri SA²
Masoudi S¹⁷
Aminesmaeili M¹⁸
Danaie N¹⁹
Mirhafez SR²⁰
Hashemi H²¹
Poustchi H²
Malekzadeh R^{1, 17}

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1. Digestive Disease Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Liver and Pancreatobiliary Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4. Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
5. Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
6. Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
7. Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
8. Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
9. Health Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran
10. Department of Cardiology, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
11. Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
12. Research Center for Infectious Diseases of Digestive System, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
13. Health Research Center, Shahrekord University Medical of Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
14. Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
15. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, occupational Medicine Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
16. Digestive Diseases Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
17. Digestive Oncology Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
18. Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
19. Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
20. Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
21. Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Archives of Iranian medicine Published:2017

Abstract

In the past, communicable diseases caused the highest mortality in Iran. Improvements in socioeconomic status and living standards including access to safe drinking water, along with the inception of Health Houses in the 1980s, have changed disease patterns, decreasing the spread of and deaths from infectious and communicable diseases. The incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD), however, have now increased in Iran, accounting for nearly 80% of deaths and disabilities. Without interventions, NCD are predicted to impose a substantial human and economic burden in the next 2 decades. However, Iran's health system is not equipped with the necessary policies to combat this growth and must refocus and reform. Therefore, in the year 2013, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education funded a well-designed nationwide cohort study-Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN)-in order to assess the burden of NCD and investigate the risk factors associated with them in the different ethnicities and geographical areas of Iran. The PERSIAN Cohort, which aims to include 200000 participants, has 4 components: Adult (main), Birth, Youth and Elderly, which are being carried out in 22 different regions of Iran. Having an enormous dataset along with a biobank of blood, urine, hair and nail samples, the PERSIAN Cohort will serve as an important infrastructure for future implementation research and will provide the evidence needed for new healthcare policies in order to better control, manage and prevent NCD. Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits copy and redistribute the material just in noncommercial usages, provided the original work is properly cited.

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MLA	Eghtesad S, et al.. "The Persian Cohort: Providing the Evidence Needed for Healthcare Reform." Archives of Iranian medicine, vol. 20, no. 11, 2017, pp. 691-695.
APA	Eghtesad S, Mohammadi Z, Shayanrad A, Faramarzi E, Joukar F, Hamzeh B, Farjam M, Zare Sakhvidi MJ, Mirimonjar M, Moosazadeh M, Hakimi H, Rahimi Kazerooni S, Cheraghian B, Ahmadi A, Nejatizadeh A, Mohebbi I, Pourfarzi F, Roozafzai F, Motamedgorji N, ... Malekzadeh R (2017). The Persian Cohort: Providing the Evidence Needed for Healthcare Reform. Archives of Iranian medicine, 20(11), 691-695.
Chicago	Eghtesad S, Mohammadi Z, Shayanrad A, Faramarzi E, Joukar F, Hamzeh B, Farjam M, et al.. "The Persian Cohort: Providing the Evidence Needed for Healthcare Reform." Archives of Iranian medicine 20, no. 11 (2017): 691-695.
Harvard	Eghtesad S et al. (2017) 'The Persian Cohort: Providing the Evidence Needed for Healthcare Reform', Archives of Iranian medicine, 20(11), pp. 691-695.
Vancouver	Eghtesad S, Mohammadi Z, Shayanrad A, Faramarzi E, Joukar F, Hamzeh B, et al.. The Persian Cohort: Providing the Evidence Needed for Healthcare Reform. Archives of Iranian medicine. 2017;20(11):691-695.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Eghtesad S and Mohammadi Z and Shayanrad A and Faramarzi E and Joukar F and Hamzeh B and Farjam M and Zare Sakhvidi MJ and Mirimonjar M and Moosazadeh M and Hakimi H and Rahimi Kazerooni S and Cheraghian B and Ahmadi A and Nejatizadeh A and Mohebbi I and Pourfarzi F and Roozafzai F and Motamedgorji N and Montazeri SA and Masoudi S and Aminesmaeili M and Danaie N and Mirhafez SR and Hashemi H and Poustchi H and Malekzadeh R}, title = {The Persian Cohort: Providing the Evidence Needed for Healthcare Reform}, journal = {Archives of Iranian medicine}, volume = {20}, number = {11}, pages = {691-695}, year = {2017} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Eghtesad S AU - Mohammadi Z AU - Shayanrad A AU - Faramarzi E AU - Joukar F AU - Hamzeh B AU - Farjam M AU - Zare Sakhvidi MJ AU - Mirimonjar M AU - Moosazadeh M AU - Hakimi H AU - Rahimi Kazerooni S AU - Cheraghian B AU - Ahmadi A AU - Nejatizadeh A AU - Mohebbi I AU - Pourfarzi F AU - Roozafzai F AU - Motamedgorji N AU - Montazeri SA AU - Masoudi S AU - Aminesmaeili M AU - Danaie N AU - Mirhafez SR AU - Hashemi H AU - Poustchi H AU - Malekzadeh R TI - The Persian Cohort: Providing the Evidence Needed for Healthcare Reform JO - Archives of Iranian medicine VL - 20 IS - 11 SP - 691 EP - 695 PY - 2017 ER -

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