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Ali Ardalan
Ali Ardalan

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Department Disaster & Emergency Health

School of Public Health

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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1. A Policy Context and Process Analysis to Implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in the Health System of Iran, BMC Public Health (2025)
2. A Policy Context and Process Analysis to Implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in the Health System of Iran, BMC Public Health (2025)
3. Association Between Partner Violence, and the Appearance of Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Reproductive Tract Infections Among Afghan Refugee Women in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study, BMC Public Health (2025)
4. Coping With Sand and Dust Storms: Developing and Validating of an Adaptation Assessment Tool, Journal of Air Pollution and Health (2024)
5. Demographic Analysis of Flood Deaths in Iran From 2002 to 2018: A Case-Control Study; [تحلیل دموگرافیک مرگهای ناشی از سیل در ایران بین سال های 1380 تا :1397 یک مطالعه مورد-شاهدی], Iranian Journal of Health and Environment (2024)
6. Development and Psychometric Properties of Decision-Making Scale for Emergency Hospital Evacuation in Disasters, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2023)
7. Mortality Risk Related to Heatwaves in Dezful City, Southwest of Iran, Environmental Health Insights (2023)
8. Building Resilience in Firefighters: A Systematic Review, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2022)
9. Climate Adaptive Hospital: A Systematic Review of Determinants and Actions, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering (2022)
10. Deadly Floods and Their Causal Factors: A Case-Control Study in Iran Between 2005 and 2018, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2022)
11. Exploring the Criteria and Factors Affecting Firefighters’ Resilience: A Qualitative Study, Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition (2022)
12. Scale Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Questionnaire for Measuring the Risk Factors for Death in Floods, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering (2022)
13. Social Network Analysis for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Iran, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2022)
14. Behavioral, Health- Related and Demographic Risk Factors of Death in Floods: A Case-Control Study, PLoS ONE (2021)
15. Disaster Safety Assessment of Primary Healthcare Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kurdistan Province of Iran, BMC Emergency Medicine (2021)
16. Effect of Dust Storms on Non-Accidental, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory Mortality: A Case of Dezful City in Iran, Environmental Health Insights (2021)
17. Exploring Factors Affecting the Decision of Emergency Hospital Evacuation in Disasters: A Qualitative Study, Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences (2021)
18. Fair Prioritization of Casualties in Disaster Triage: A Qualitative Study, BMC Emergency Medicine (2021)
19. Global Health Impacts of Dust Storms: A Systematic Review, Environmental Health Insights (2021)
20. Hospital Disaster Resilience: Development of an Assessment Tool Using Expert Panel and Fuzzy Analytical Network Process, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment (2021)
21. Implementation of the Sendai Framework in the Health System in Iran: Identification of Facilitators and Obstacles, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering (2021)
22. Perceptions on Principle of Priority Setting in Disaster Triage: A Q-Method Study, International Emergency Nursing (2021)
23. Strategies and Experiences for Sand and Dust Storm Adaptation: A Qualitative Study in Iran, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering (2021)
24. Climate Change and Health in Iran: A Narrative Review, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering (2020)
25. Emergency Numbers Accessibility for Disabled Peoples': Case of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Journal of Emergency Management (2020)
26. Factors Behind the Prepositioning of Relief Items in Iran: A Qualitative Study, Injury (2020)
27. Health System Plan for Implementation of Paris Agreement on Climate Change (Cop 21): A Qualitative Study in Iran, BMC Public Health (2020)
28. Household Disaster Preparedness in the Islamic Republic of Iran: 2015 Estimation; [Preparation Des Menages En Cas De Catastrophe Naturelle En Republique Islamique D’Iran: Estimation Pour L’Annee 2015], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2020)
29. Investigation of Health-Related Consequences of Landmine Explosions During the Past 4 Decades (1979-2016): A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study, Kurdistan, Iran, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2020)
30. Prevalence of Non-Engineered Buildings and Population at Risk for a Probable Earthquake: A Cross-Sectional Study From an Informal Settlement in Tehran, Iran, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2020)
31. Prioritized Criteria for Casualty Distribution Following Trauma-Related Mass Incidents; a Modified Delphi Study, Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)
32. Prioritized Criteria for Casualty Distribution Following Trauma-Relatedmass Incidents; Amodified Delphi Study, Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)
33. Risk Analysis of Hospitals Using Gis and Hazus: A Case Study of Yazd County, Iran, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2020)
34. Risk Factors of Death From Flood: Findings of a Systematic Review, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering (2020)
35. Towards Developing a Model for the Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Resilience: A Systematic Review, BMC Health Services Research (2020)
36. Assessing Human Vulnerability in Industrial Chemical Accidents: A Qualitative and Quantitative Methodological Approach, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2019)
37. Assessment of Malnutrition and Anthropometric Measurement Among 0-59 Months Aged Children in Amibara and Awash Fentale Districts, Afar National Regional State of Ethiopia, Human Antibodies (2019)
38. Climate Change Adaptation: A Systematic Review on Domains and Indicators, Natural Hazards (2019)
39. Communicable Disease Surveillance Systems in Disasters: Application of the Input, Process, Product, and Outcome Framework for Performance Assessment, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2019)
40. Conceptual Definition and Framework of Climate Change and Dust Storm Adaptation: A Qualitative Study, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering (2019)
41. Conceptual Model of Managing Health Care Volunteers in Disasters: A Mixed Method Study, BMC Health Services Research (2019)
42. Correction: Conceptual Model of Managing Health Care Volunteers in Disasters: A Mixed Method Study (Bmc Health Services Research (2019) 19 (241) Doi: 10.1186/S12913-019-4073-6), BMC Health Services Research (2019)
43. Ethical Patient Prioritization in Disastetriage: A Protocol for a Systematic Review, Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly (2019)
44. Ethical Prioritization of Patients During Disaster Triage: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence, International Emergency Nursing (2019)
45. Impact of Climate Change on Community Health and Resilience in Ethiopia: A Review Article, Human Antibodies (2019)
46. Industrial Chemical Accidents: A Growing Health Hazard in the Islamic Republic of Iran; [Accidents Chimiques Industriels : Un Risque Sanitaire Croissant En Republique Islamique D’Iran], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2019)
47. Iran in Transition, The Lancet (2019)
48. Iran in Transition, The Lancet (2019)
49. Physical Rehabilitation Services in Disasters and Emergencies: A Systematic Review, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2019)
50. Preparedness of Community-Based Organisations in Biohazard: Reliability and Validity of an Assessment Tool, Family Medicine and Community Health (2019)
51. Preparedness of Community-Based Organisations in Biohazard: Reliability and Validity of an Assessment Tool, Family Medicine and Community Health (2019)
52. Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Afghan Refugee Women in Iran, Health Care for Women International (2019)
53. Public Health Threats in Mass Gatherings: A Systematic Review, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2019)
54. Response Functions in Disasters: Iran Flash Flood 2016, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2019)
55. Underlying Factors Affecting Death Due to Flood in Iran: A Qualitative Content Analysis, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2019)
56. A Systematic Literature Review of Criteria and Models for Casualty Distribution in Trauma Related Mass Casualty Incidents, Injury (2018)
57. Association Between Apparent Temperature and Acute Coronary Syndrome Admission in Rasht, Iran, Heart Asia (2018)
58. Characteristics and Components of Children’S and Adolescents’ Resilience in Disasters in Iran: A Qualitative Study, International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being (2018)
59. Domains and Indicators of Resilient Children in Natural Disasters: A Systematic Literature Review, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2018)
60. Emotional and Cognitive Factors Influencing Flood Preparedness in Dire Dawa Town, Ethiopia, Natural Hazards (2018)
61. Field Hospital Site Selection Criteria: A Delphi Consensus Study, International Journal of Emergency Management (2018)
62. Fourteen Actions and Six Proposals for Science and Technology-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia: Second Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction: Science-Policy Dialogue for Implementation of the Sendai Framework, April 2018, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science (2018)
63. Job Satisfaction of Emergency Medicine Residents and Specialists in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study, Trauma Monthly (2018)
64. Mutual Influence Between Dispatchers and Callers: Experience and Perception of Iranian Service Providers, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (2018)
65. The Effects of Apparent Temperature on Cardiovascular Mortality Using a Distributed Lag Nonlinear Model Analysis: 2005 to 2014, Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health (2018)
66. Ambient Temperature and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, PeerJ (2017)
67. An Evaluation of Non-Structural Vulnerabilities of Hospitals Involved in the 2012 East Azerbaijan Earthquake, Trauma Monthly (2017)
68. Criteria and Models for the Distribution of Casualties in Trauma-Related Mass Casualty Incidents: A Systematic Literature Review Protocol, Systematic Reviews (2017)
69. Decision-Making on Hospital Emergency Evacuation in Disasters and Emergencies: Findings From a Systematic Review, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal (2017)
70. Erratum To: Factors Affecting the Exposure, Vulnerability and Emergency Medical Service Capacity for Victims of Road Traffic Incidents in Kampala Metropolitan Area: A Delphi Study. [Bmc Emerg Med. 17, (2017), (1)] Doi: 10.1186/S12873-016-0112-3, BMC Emergency Medicine (2017)
71. Factors Affecting the Exposure, Vulnerability and Emergency Medical Service Capacity for Victims of Road Traffic Incidents in Kampala Metropolitan Area: A Delphi Study, BMC Emergency Medicine (2017)
72. Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-Edrm): Developing the Research Field Within the Sendai Framework Paradigm, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science (2017)
73. Preparation Measures of Volunteers in Disasters in Hospitals of Tehran, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal (2017)
74. Salient Public Beliefs Underlying Disaster Preparedness Behaviors: A Theory-Based Qualitative Study, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (2017)
75. Social Vulnerability Indicators in Disasters: Findings From a Systematic Review, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2017)
76. Weaknesses and Capacities Affecting the Prehospital Emergency Care for Victims of Road Traffic Incidents in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area: A Cross-Sectional Study, BMC Emergency Medicine (2017)
77. 2015 Estimation of Hospitals Safety From Disasters in I.R.Iran: The Results From the Assessment of 421 Hospitals, PLoS ONE (2016)
78. Assessing Households Preparedness for Earthquakes: An Exploratory Study in the Development of a Valid and Reliable Persian-Version Tool, PLoS Currents (2016)
79. Characteristics of an Effective International Humanitarian Assistance: A Systematic Review, PLoS Currents (2016)
80. Clustering Technological Hazards Caused by Natural Disasters in Urban Areas Using Interpretative-Structural Modeling (Ism), Proceedings of the 6th International Disaster and Risk Conference: Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities# IDRC Davos 2016 (2016)
81. Community Disaster Resilience: A Qualitative Study on Iranian Concepts and Indicators, Natural Hazards (2016)
82. Effectiveness of Community Participation in Earthquake Preparedness: A Community-Based Participatory Intervention Study of Tehran, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2016)
83. Introduction to Natural Disasters, Ciottone's Disaster Medicine (2016)
84. Predictors of Community Preparedness for Flood in Dire-Dawa Town, Eastern Ethiopia: Applying Adapted Version of Health Belief Model, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2016)
85. Progress in Nutrition Related Millennium Development Goals in Uganda Before Adoption of Post-2015 Development Agenda: Review of Goals 1, 2 and 4, African Journal of Food# Agriculture# Nutrition and Development (2016)
86. Public Health and Disasters, Ciottone's Disaster Medicine (2016)
87. Responding to Physical and Psychological Health Impacts of Disasters: Case Study of the Iranian Disaster Rehabilitation Plan; [Agir En Reponse Aux Consequences Physiques Et Psychologiques Des Catastrophes Naturelles: Etude De Cas Du Plan De Relevement Post-Catastrophe En Iran], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2016)
88. Application of Behavioral Theories to Disaster and Emergency Health Preparedness: A Systematic Review, PLoS Currents (2015)
89. Community Assessment for Determining the Health Priority Problems and Community Diagnosis: A Case Study of Qala_Sayed Village, Kazeroun, Fars Province, Iran, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2015)
90. Community Disaster Resilience: A Systematic Review on Assessment Models and Tools, PLoS Currents (2015)
91. Criteria for Site Selection of Temporary Shelters After Earthquakes: A Delphi Panel, PLoS Currents (2015)
92. Demographic Determinants of Disaster Preparedness Behaviors Amongst Tehran Inhabitants, Iran, PLoS Currents (2015)
93. Developing a Performance Assessment Framework and Indicators for Communicable Disease Management in Natural Disasters, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (2015)
94. Feasibility Assessment of Using Geoinformatics Technology in Disaster Disease Surveillance in a Developing Country, Iran, PLoS Currents (2015)
95. Hospital Disaster Preparedness Tools: A Systematic Review, PLoS Currents (2015)
96. Key Aspects of Providing Healthcare Services in Disaster Response Stage, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2015)
97. Lateral Orbitotomy Approach for Removing Hyperostosing En Plaque Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas. Description of Surgical Strategy and Analysis of Findings in a Series of 88 Patients With Long-Term Follow Up, Surgical Neurology International (2015)
98. Performance Assessment of a Communicable Disease Surveillance System in Response to the Twin Earthquakes of East Azerbaijan, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2015)
99. Performance Assessment of Communicable Disease Surveillance in Disasters: A Systematic Review, PLoS Currents (2015)
100. Preparedness Functions in Disaster: Lesson Learned From Tehran Dust Storm 2014, Natural Hazards (2015)
101. Tehran Dust Storm Early Warning System: Corrective Measures, PLoS Currents (2015)
102. Virtual Disaster Simulation: Lesson Learned From an International Collaboration That Can Be Leveraged for Disaster Education in Iran, PLoS Currents (2015)
103. Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B in Nahavand, Islamic Republic of Iran, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2006)
104. Effectiveness of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Children of Chronic Hepatitis B Mothers, Saudi Medical Journal (2004)