The Journal of Research in Health Sciences (JRHS) is the official journal of the School of Public Health; Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, which is published quarterly. Since 2017, JRHS is published electronically.
JRHS is a peer-reviewed, scientific publication which is produced quarterly and is a multidisciplinary journal in the field of public health, publishing contributions from Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Occupational Health, Environmental Health, Health Education, and Preventive and Social Medicine.
We do not publish clinical trials, nursing studies, animal studies, qualitative studies, nutritional studies, health insurance, and hospital management. In addition, we do not publish the results of laboratory and chemical studies in the field of ergonomics, occupational health, and environmental health.
ISSN Print: 2228-7795, Online: 2228-7809
JRHS is indexed by:
Web of Science - Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
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ISC (Islamic World Science Citation Center): www.isc.gov.ir
Iranian Magazine Database: www.magiran.com
SID (Scientific Information Database): www.sid.ir
JRHS is also approved by the Iranian Committee on Publishing of Biomedical Journal of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
Vol 23, No 1 (2023): Spring
Table of Contents
Original Articles
Effects of Self-management Program as Adjunctive to Usual Rehabilitation Exercise on Pain and Functional Outcomes in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
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Mohd Azzuan Ahmad, Ashril Yusof, Mohamad Shariff A Hamid, Faizul Hafiz Zulkifli Amin, Siti Salwana Kamsan, Dayang Maryama Awang Daud, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh |
Adverse Maternal, Perinatal, and Neonatal Outcomes in Adolescent Pregnancies: A Case-Control Study |
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Farnaz Mohammadian, Monireh Moharram Nejadifard, Shabnam Tofighi, Lida Garosi, Behnaz Molaei |
Joint Modeling of Longitudinal Outcome and Competing Risks: Application to HIV/AIDS Data |
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Khadijeh Najafi Ghobadi, Hossein Mahjub, Jalal Poorolajal, Ebrahim Shakiba, Kaivan KHassi, Ghodratollah Roshanaei |
Survival Analysis of Patients with Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Combined Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
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Daem Roshani, Ghobad Moradi, Mohammad Aziz Rasouli |
Trend Analysis of Homicide Mortality and Years of Life Lost in the South of Iran, 2004-2019 |
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Habibollah Azarbakhsh, Jafar Hassanzadeh, Seyed Sina Dehghani, Maryam Janfada, Mohammad Hossein Sharifi, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh |
The Relationship Between Watching Mukbang (Eating Show), Eating Behaviors, and Anthropometric Parameters in Iranian Female Students |
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Fatemeh Manafi Anari, Shahryar Eghtesadi |
Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Outcomes of Gestation in Women with and Without Brucella Infection |
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Mohammad Mahdi Majzoobi, Roya Teimori, Shahla Nouri, Manoochehr Karami, Mile Bosilkovski, Ali Saadatmand |
Evaluation of Seasonal Variation on the Health Risks Using the Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Approach in a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Hamadan, Iran |
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Melika Hooshmandi, Ashraf Mazaheri Tehrani, Majid Habibi Mohraz, Mostafa Leili, Mohammad Javad Assari |
JRHS Office:
School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Fahmideh Ave. Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran
Postal code: 6517838695, PO box: 65175-4171
Tel: +98 81 38380292, Fax: +98 81 38380509
E-mail: jrhs@umsha.ac.ir