The role of social media in the advent of COVID-19 pandemic: crisis management, mental health challenges and implications

J Abbas, D Wang, Z Su, A Ziapour - Risk management and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background This study focuses on how educating people through social media platforms
can help reduce the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 to manage the global …

A review of advanced technologies available to improve the healthcare performance during COVID-19 pandemic

O Ali, A AlAhmad, H Kahtan - Procedia Computer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Information technology (IT) has enabled the initiation of an innovative healthcare
system. An innovative healthcare system integrates new technologies such as cloud …

Association between heavy metals and colon cancer: an ecological study based on geographical information systems in North-Eastern Iran

B Kiani, F Hashemi Amin, N Bagheri, R Bergquist… - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer has increased in Middle Eastern countries and exposure to
environmental pollutants such as heavy metals has been implicated. However, data linking …

Spatio-temporal epidemiology of the tuberculosis incidence rate in Iran 2008 to 2018

B Kiani, A Raouf Rahmati, R Bergquist… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Effective reduction of tuberculosis (TB) requires information on the distribution
of TB incidence rate across time and location. This study aims to identify the spatio-temporal …

Area-level determinants in colorectal cancer spatial clustering studies: a systematic review

SSS Soffian, AM Nawi, R Hod, HK Chan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increasing pattern of colorectal cancer (CRC) in specific geographic region,
compounded by interaction of multifactorial determinants, showed the tendency to cluster …

Mortality rates due to respiratory tract diseases in Tehran, Iran during 2008–2018: a spatiotemporal, cross-sectional study

E Pishgar, Z Fanni, J Tavakkolinia, A Mohammadi… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Tehran, the 22nd most populous city in the world, has the highest mortality rate
due to respiratory system diseases (RSDs) in Iran. This study aimed to investigate …

Spatial-time analysis of cardiovascular emergency medical requests: enlightening policy and practice

A Azimi, N Bagheri, SM Mostafavi, MA Furst… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Response time to cardiovascular emergency medical requests is an important
indicator in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality. This study aimed to …

Spatio-temporal map** of breast and prostate cancers in South Iran from 2014 to 2017

M Montazeri, B Hoseini, N Firouraghi, F Kiani… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background The most common gender-specific malignancies are cancers of the breast and
the prostate. In develo** countries, cancer screening of all at risk is impractical because of …

Spatial distribution of mortality from colorectal cancer in the southern region of Brazil

MJC Castilho, M Massago, CE Arruda, MHA Beltrame… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of death due to cancer worldwide. In Brazil, it
is the second most frequent cancer in men and women, with a mortality reaching 9.4% of …

Spatial analysis of colorectal cancer outcomes and socioeconomic factors in Virginia

EJ Thatcher, F Camacho, RT Anderson, L Li… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) disparities vary by country and population group, but
often have spatial features. This study of the United States state of Virginia assessed CRC …