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.
JRHS is a peer-reviewed, scientific multidisciplinary journal in the field of public health, publishing contributions from Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Occupational Health, Ergonomics & Safety, Environmental Health, Health Education, Health Services Management, Preventive and Social Medicine.
ISSN Print: 2228-7795, Online: 2228-7809
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JRHS is also approved by the Iranian Committee on Publishing of Biomedical Journal of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
| Recent publications | Acceptance Rate | Duration from receipt to acceptance |
| 2010 Issue 1: | 24% | 5.9 months |
| 2010 Issue 2: | 29% | 3.8 months |
| 2011 Issue 1: | 26% | 3.3 months |
| 2011 Issue 2: | 32% | 3.4 months |
| 2012 Issue 1: | 30% | 2.4 months |
| 2012 Issue 2: | 16% | 2.9 months |
| 2013 Issue 1: | 22% | 2.4 months |
| 2013 Issue 2: | 25% | 2.6 months |
| 2014 Issue 1: | 15% | 2.7 months |
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Table of Contents
Original Articles
| Cost-Effectiveness of Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis in Iran |
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| Nahid Hatam, Firooz Esmaelzade, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Khosro Keshavarz, Abdolhalim Rajabi, Parvin Afsar Kazerooni, Marzieh Ataollahi |
| Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis antibody in pregnant women in Iran |
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| Seyed Hamid Hashemi, Mehrangiz Zamani, Mojgan Mamani, Robabeh Javedanpoor, Amir Hossein Rahighi, Ebrahim Nadi |
| Designing a New Computer Mouse and Evaluating Some of Its Functional Parameters |
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| Naser Dehghan, Alireza Choobineh, Mohsen Razeghi, Jafar Hasanzadeh, Moslem Irandoost |
| Reliability and Validity of a Safety Climate Questionnaire |
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| Shirazeh Arghami, Hakimeh Nouri Parkestani, Iraj Alimohammadi |
| Health Care Cost Disease as a Threat to Iranian Aging Society |
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| Mehdi Basakha, Kazem Yavari, Hosein Sadeghi, Alireza Naseri |
| Development of a Noise Prediction Model Based on Advanced Fuzzy Approaches in Typical Industrial Workrooms |
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| Mohsen Aliabadi, Rostam Golmohammadi, Hassan Khotanlou, Muharram Mansoorizadeh, Amir Salarpour |
| Comparison of Small Area Techniques for Estimating Prevalence of Mental Disorder Symptoms among Iranian's Southern Adolescents |
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| Elham Tohidnejad, Ali Reza Soltanian, Ghodratollah Roshanaei |
| Evaluation of IFN-γ Polymorphism in Visceral Leishmaniasis |
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| Amir Hossein Maghsood, Golamreza Jadideslam, Mohammad Fallah, Ahad Bazmani |
| Prevalence and Factors Associated with Methamphetamine Use among Adult Substance Abusers |
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| Majid Barati, Mohammad Ahmadpanah, Alireza Soltanian |
| Associate between Family History and Herpes Zoster: A Case-Control Study |
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| Akram Ansar, Mahmood Farshchian, Mostafa Ghasemzadeh, Mohammad Reza Sobhan |
Brief Reports
| Prevalence of Anabolic Steroid Use and Associated Factors among Body-builders in Hamadan, West Province of Iran |
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| Zahra Razavi, Babak Moeini, Yones Shafiei, Hassan Bazmamoun |
| The Association of the Transitions in Smoking Stages with Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking in the Classes and Schools: A Longitudinal Study |
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| Asghar MohammadPoorasl, Saharnaz Nedjat, Ali Fakhari, Akbar Fotouhi |
Letter to the editor
| Comment on: "Prevalence of Diabetes in people aged >30 years: The results of screening program of Yazd province, Iran in 2012" |
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| Mohsen Dehghani, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Ali Akbar Haghdoost |
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: +98 811 8380292, Fax: +98 811 8380509
E-mail: jrhs@umsha.ac.ir