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Pegah Derakhshan

University of British Columbia
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Understanding epidemic data and statistics: A case study of COVID‐19

A Hoseinpour Dehkordi, M Alizadeh… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2019 novel‐coronavirus (COVID‐19) has affected 181 countries with
approximately 1197405 confirmed cases (by 5th April). Understanding the transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality rate and predicting factors of traumatic thoracolumbar spinal cord injury; a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Azarhomayoun, M Aghasi, N Mousavi… - Bulletin of Emergency …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To estimate the summation of mortality rate and the contributing factors in patients
with traumatic thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries (TLSCI). Methods: A systematic search of …

Indicators of quality of care in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury: a scoping review

S Khosravi, A Khayyamfar, M Shemshadi… - Global spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Scoping review. Objectives: To identify a practical and reproducible approach
to organize Quality of Care Indicators (QoCI) in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive outdoor physical activities for adults with mobility disability: a scoping review

P Derakhshan, WC Miller, A Bundon… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Outdoor physical activity (PA) contributes to the physical and mental health and
well-being of individuals with a mobility impairment. However, individuals are commonly …

A randomized controlled trial of early versus late surgical decompression for thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal cord injury in 73 patients

A Haghnegahdar, R Behjat, S Saadat… - Neurotrauma …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Convincing clinical evidence exists to support early surgical decompression in the setting of
cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). However, clinical evidence on the effect of early surgery in …

[HTML][HTML] Angiotensin enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers as protective factors in COVID-19 mortality: a retrospective cohort study

A Yahyavi, N Hemmati, P Derakhshan… - Internal and emergency …, 2021 - Springer
Targeting the renin-angiotensin system is proposed to affect mortality due to coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to compare the mortality rates in COVID-19 patients …

[HTML][HTML] The data set development for the National Spinal Cord Injury Registry of Iran (NSCIR-IR): progress toward improving the quality of care

Z Azadmanjir, SB Jazayeri, R Habibi Arejan… - Spinal cord series and …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Study design Descriptive study. Objectives The aim of this manuscript is to describe
the development process of the data set for the National Spinal Cord Injury Registry of Iran …

The trend of burn mortality in Iran—a study of fire, heat and hot substance-related fatal injuries from 1990 to 2015

F Sadeghian, SS Moghaddam, S Saadat, P Niloofar… - Burns, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Burn injuries are a major cause of preventable mortality worldwide. To
implement preventive strategies, a detailed understanding of the rate and trend of fatal burn …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility and data quality of the National Spinal Cord Injury Registry of Iran (NSCIR-IR): a pilot study

K Naghdi, Z Azadmanjir, S Saadat, A Abedi… - Archives of Iranian …, 2017 - journalaim.com
BACKGROUND: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most disabling consequences of
trauma with unparalleled economic, social, and personal burden. Any attempt aimed at …

The trend of interpersonal violence mortality at national and provincial levels in Iran from 1990 to 2015

M Amanat, K Naghdi… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Interpersonal violence (IPV) is a major public health concern with a significant impact on
physical and mental health. This study was designed to evaluate age–sex-specific IPV …