Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information Name Afshin Ostovar
Date of Birth 30-5-1972
Place of Birth Kazeroon, Iran
Sex Male
Working Address NCD Department, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Nasr 5 Ave., Shahrak Ghods, Tehran, Iran
Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, No. 10, Jalal-Al-Ahmad Ave., Tehran, Iran
Phone +98 21 81454234-5, +98 21 88220072
Email [email protected], [email protected]
Academic Rank
Professor of Epidemiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Education 2007-2011 PhD in Epidemiology Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2003-2006 MPH (Master on Public Health) Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1991-1998 Diploma in Medicine
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
1985-1989 Diploma in Sciences Sh. Bostanpour high school, Kazeroon, Iran Work experiences 2017-up to now Head of Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2017-2021 Director-General, Center for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
2011-2017 Vice-chancellor for Research, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
2008-2011 Methodology consultant, Clinical Research Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008-up to now Executive member, Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT)
2008-2010 Clinical epidemiologist, Pars Roos Pharmaceutical Company
2008-2011 Part-time researcher, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2006 -2007 Head of Fateme Zahra University hospital, Bushehr, Iran
2004 -2006 Head of Bushehr district health center Bushehr, Iran
2004 -2006 Secretary of Bushehr Port safe community committee, Bushehr, Iran
2002-2003 Manager of Kangan district health network, Bushehr, Iran
2002-2003 District manager of Malaria epidemic control program in Asaluye, Kangan, Bushehr Province, Iran
2001-2002 Head of Kangan district health center, Kangan, Bushehr Province, Iran
2001-2003 District manager in joint Project of Strengthening of Reproductive health in cooperation with UNFPA (The United Nations Fund Population Agency), Kangan, Bushehr Province, Iran
2000-2001 Head of Dayyer district health center Dayyer, Bushehr Province, Iran
2000-2001 Secretary of Quality improvement committee in Dayyer health center, Dayyer, Bushehr Province, Iran
1998-1999 In charge of Bordekhoon rural health center, Dayyer, Bushehr Province, Iran Educational and Job-Related Passed Courses Summer 2019 Regional Workshop on Global Tobacco Surveillance System data to action and linking to policy improvement in the area of tobacco control in EMR countries
Summer 2018 Course on management of NON-Communicable Diseases (NCD), Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Winter 2018 Training Workshop On Strengthening NCD Surveillance System in EMR Countries, EMRO, Cairo , Egypt 26-29 November 2018
Summer 2018 Course on OMICS in Epidemiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Summer 2017 Course on OMICS in Epidemiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Summer 2015 Course on Genetic Epidemiology, Erasmus Summer Programme, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Summer 2010 Course on Research methods in Climate change and Health, Bergen Summer Research School, University of Bergen, Norway,
November 2010 Course on Knowledge Utilization and Exchange, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
2009 Course on survival analysis, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2009 Course on data analysis using STATA, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
2008 Course on Clinical Trial Studies, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008 Course on Categorical Data Analysis, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
2007 Course on ANOVA and Regression analysis, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
2004 Course on special topics in epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
2003 Course on Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2001 Workshop on data analysis and interpretation held by Undersecretary for Research of Ministry of Health and Medical education (Tehran)
Teaching experiences Courses February 2021 Tutor of course on Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases and Their Risk Factors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
February 2021 Tutor of course on Advance Biostatistics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran February 2020 Tutor of course on Basic Epidemiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran September 2019 Tutor of course on Social Epidemiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
Summer 2019 Tutor of course on management of NON-Communicable Diseases (NCD), Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
September 2016 Tutor of Introduction of Research Methodology course, School of Dentistry, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
September 2016 Tutor of Advanced Epidemiology course, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
September 2016 Tutor of Effective Scientific Writing course, School of Dentistry, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
February 2016 Tutor of Introduction of Research Methodology course, School of Dentistry, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
September 2015 Tutor of Basic Epidemiology course, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
September 2015 Tutor of Introduction of Research Methodology course, School of Dentistry, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
February 2015 Tutor of Advanced Research Methodology course, School of Dentistry, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
September 2014 Tutor of Clinical Epidemiology course, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
September 2014 Tutor of Introduction of Research Methodology course, School of Dentistry, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
February 2014 Tutor of Basic Epidemiology course, School of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences September 2013 Tutor of Basic Epidemiology course, School of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
September 2012 Tutor of Basic Epidemiology course, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
February 2012 Tutor of Epidemiology of common Diseases course, School of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
February 2012 Tutor of Clinical Epidemiology course, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
September 2011 Tutor of Basic Epidemiology course, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
September 2010 Tutor of Evidence Based Medicine course, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
May 2010 Tutor of International course on Malaria held by Islamic Development Bank, Bandar Abbas, Iran,
February 2010 Tutor of International course on Malaria held by World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Bandar Abbas, Iran,
February 2009 Assistant tutor of International course on Malaria held by World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Bandar Abbas, Iran,
February 2009 Assistant tutor of Special Topics in Epidemiology course, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
May 2008 Tutor of Field epidemiology course, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
February 2008 Assistant tutor of Social Determinants of Health course, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Workshops September 2013, September Tutor of one-day workshop on Sample Size Determination, Bushehr 2014 University of Medical Sciences
May 2012, May 2013 Tutor of two-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
February 2011 Tutor of two-day workshop on Systematic Review, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
January 2011 Tutor of Evidence Informed Health Policy-Making, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences January 2011 Tutor of two-day workshop on Systematic Review, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
November 2010 Tutor of two-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
July 2010 Tutor of two-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
February 2010 Tutor of two-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences,
April 2010 Tutor of two-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Sina hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
April 2009 Tutor of one-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Iran University of Medical Sciences,
June 2009 Tutor of one-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Yazd University of Medical Sciences,
November 2009 Tutor of two-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences,
May 2009 Tutor of two-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences,
April 2009 Tutor of two-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences,
February 2009 Tutor of two-day workshop on Clinical Trial studies for Academics, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences,
May 2009 Tutor of Research Methodology Workshop, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
September 2008 Tutor of Research Methodology Workshop, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Research Background Publications 1. LC Iurilli M, Zhou B, Bennett JE, Carrillo-Larco RM, …, Ostovar A, …, Zuziak M, Ezzati M, Filippi S. Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight. Elife. 2021;10.
2. Khalagi K, Ansarifar A, Fahimfar N, Sanjari M, Gharibzdeh S, Sharifi F, Shafiee G, Heshmat R, Nabipour I, Larijani B, Ostovar A. Cardio-metabolic and socio-demographic risk factors associated with dependency in basic and instrumental activities of daily living among older Iranian adults: Bushehr elderly health program. BMC geriatrics. 2021;21(1):1-9.
3. Amiri S, Haghdoost A, Mostafavi E, Sharifi H, Peykari N, Raeisi A, Assai Ardakani M, Asadi Lari M, Soori H, Ostovar A, Eshrati B, Gouya MM, Nasehi M, Tabatabaei SM, Amirkhani M, Eybpoosh S. Iran COVID-19 Epidemiology Committee: A Review of Missions, Structures, Achievements, and Challenges. Journal of Research in Health Sciences. 2021.
4. Khalagi K, Gharibzadeh S, Khalili, D, Samiee S, Hashemi S, Aghamohamadi S, Mir-Mohammad- Ali Roodaki M, Tayeri K, Namdari Tabar H, Azadmanesh K, Tabrizi J, Mohammad K, Goudarzi S, Hajipour F, Namaki S, Raeisi A, Ostovar A. Nationwide population-based surveys of Iranian COVID-19 Serological Surveillance (ICS) program: The surveys protocol. Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran. 2021;35(1).
5. Khalagi K, Gharibzadeh S, Khalili D, Mansournia MA, Samiee SM, Aghamohamadi S, Roodaki MM-M-A, Hashemi SM, Tayeri K, Tabar HN, Azadmanesh K, Tabrizi JS, Mohammad K, Hajipour F, Namaki S, Raeisi A, Ostovar A. Prevalence of COVID-19 in Iran: Results of the first survey of the Iranian COVID-19 Serological Surveillance program. medRxiv. 2021.
6. Sanjari M, Fahimfar N, Hajivalizadeh F, Gharibzadeh S, Khalaji K, Hosseinzadeh Z, Hajipour F, Gorgani K, Ostovar A. Strategic Approaches In The Management Of Osteoporosis: Conventional Review Of Osteoporosis Research Center Achievements. Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism. 2021;20(1):17-24.
7. Fahimfar N, Noorali S, Yousefi S, Gharibzadeh S, Shafiee G, Panahi N, Sanjari M, Heshmat R, Sharifi F, Mehrdad N, Raeisi A, Nabipour I, Larijani B, Ostovar A. Prevalence of osteoporosis among the elderly population of Iran. Archives of Osteoporosis. 2021;16(1):1-10.
8. Fahimfar N, Gharibzadeh S, Sanjari M, Mansourzadeh MJ, Khalagi K, Mehrdad N, Atlasi R, Adibi H, Larijani B, Ostovar A. Review of osteoporotic fracture research in Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute; where we started and where to go. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2021:1-7.
9. Amiri S, Haghdoost A, Mostafavi E, Sharifi H, Peykari N, Raeisi A, Assai Ardakani M, Asadi Lari M, Soori H, Ostovar A, Eshrati B, Gouya MM, Nasehi M, Tabatabaei SM, Amirkhani M, Eybpoosh S. Iran COVID-19 Epidemiology Committee: A Review of Missions, Structures, Achievements, and Challenges. Journal of Research in Health Sciences. 2021.
10. Zarei A, Ostovar A, Alhani F, Jahanpour F. An Investigation into the Effect of Multimedia Training on the Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of Children with Asthma. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2020;14(2):1135-40.
11. Marzban M, Kalantarhormozi M, Mahmudpour M, Ostovar A, Keshmiri S, Darabi A, Bolkheir A, Amini A, Nabipour I. Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Risk Factors Among Rural Population of the Northern Part of the Persian Gulf. 2020.
12. Khalili D, Hashemi Nazari SS, Ostovar A, Mahdavi A. Adherence to Iran’s Package of Essential Noncommunicable Diseases (IraPEN) Program for Regular Follow-up to Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Healthcare Centers. Iranian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2020;22(2):116-26.
13. Ostovar A, Ehsani-Chimeh E, Fakoorfard Z. The Diagnostic Value of CT scans in the Process of Diagnosing COVID 19 in medical Centers. Health Technology Assessment in Action. 2020;4(1).
14. Takian A, Bakhtiari A, Ostovar A. Universal health coverage for strengthening prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in COVID-19 era. Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran (MJIRI). 2020;34(1):1050-3.
15. Saadati H, Baradaran HR, Danaei G, Ostovar A, Hadaegh F, Janani L, Steyerberg EW, Khalili D. Iranian general populations' and health care providers' preferences for benefits and harms of statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. BMC medical informatics and decision making. 2020;20(1):1-11.
16. Rodriguez-Martinez A, Zhou B, Sophiea MK, Bentham J, Paciorek CJ, Iurilli ML, Carrillo-Larco RM, Bennett JE, Di Cesare M, Taddei C, …, Ostovar A, …, Boddy LM, Boehm BO, Boeing H, Boggia JG. Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants. The Lancet. 2020;396(10261):1511-24. 17. 18. Rodriguez-Martinez A, Zhou B, Sophiea MK, Bentham J, Paciorek CJ, Iurilli ML, Carrillo-Larco RM, Bennett JE, Di Cesare M, Taddei C. Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants. The Lancet. 2020;396(10261):1511-24. 19. 20. Taddei C, Zhou B, Bixby H, Carrillo-Larco RM, Jackson RT, Farzadfar F, Sophiea MK, Di Cesare M, …, Ostovar A, …, Zoghlami N, Cisneros ZJ, Gregg EW, Ezzati M. Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol. Nature. 2020;582:73-7. 21. Khashayar P, Dimai HP, Moradi N, Fahimfar N, Gharibzadeh S, Ostovar A, Nabipour I, Larijani B. Protocol for a multicentre, prospective cohort study of clinical, proteomic and genomic patterns associated with osteoporosis to develop a multidimensional fracture assessment tool: the PoCOsteo Study. BMJ open. 2020;10(9):e035363.
22. Shirkani A, Hadipour A, Ostovar A, Movahed A, Pordel S, Zamani M, Shamshrikar M, Omrani F, Farrokhi S. The Efficacy of Autologous Plasma Therapy in Patients with Chronic Urticaria. ISMJ. 2020;23(4):312-20.
23. Ebrahimpur M, Sharifi F, Shadman Z, Payab M, Mehraban S, Shafiee G, Heshmat R, Fahimfar N, Mehrdad N, Khashayar P, Nabipour I, Larijani B, Ostovar A. Osteoporosis and cognitive impairment interwoven warning signs: community-based study on older adults—Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) Program. Archives of Osteoporosis. 2020;15(1):1-9.
24. Shamsi A, Mansourzadeh MJ, Ghazbani A, Khalagi K, Fahimfar N, Ostovar A. Contribution of Iran in COVID-19 studies: a bibliometrics analysis. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2020:1-10.
25. Movahed A, Raj P, Nabipour I, Mahmoodi M, Ostovar A, Kalantarhormozi M, Netticadan T. Efficacy and Safety of Resveratrol in Type 1 Diabetes Patients: A Two-Month Preliminary Exploratory Trial. Nutrients. 2020;12(1):161. 26. Abachizadeh K, Ostovar A, Pariani A, Raeisi A. Banning Advertising Unhealthy Products and Services in Iran: A One-Decade Experience. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 2020;13:965-8. 27. Valeh T, Gharibzadeh S, Tajrishi FZ, Fahimfar N, Meibodi HRA, Shafiee G, Heshmat R, Ostovar A, Sanjari M, Nabipour I, Larijani B. The association of tobacco smoking and bone health in the elderly population of Iran: results from Bushehr elderly health (BEH) program. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2020.
28. Mansourzadeh MJ, Khalagi K, Yarmohammadi H, Ghazbani A, Fahimfar N, Hajipour F, Sanjari M, Gharibzadeh S, Mehrdad N, Larijani B, Ostovar A. Osteoporosis researches in Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Institute (EMRI) of Tehran University of Medical Sciences; a Scientometrics study. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2020:1-9.
29. Amerzadeh M, Salavati S, Takian A, Namaki S, Asadi-Lari M, Delpisheh A, Farzadfar F, Ghanei M, Haghdoost AA, Haji-Aghajani M, Hazrati M, Heshmat H, Jamshidi H, Janbabaei G, Malekzadeh R, Ostovar A, Peykari N, Raeisi A, Shanesaz M, Taghavinejad SK, Larijani B. Proactive agenda setting in creation and approval of national action plan for prevention and control of non- communicable diseases in Iran: The use of multiple streams model. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2020:1-12.
30. Sanjari M, Aalaa M, Ostovar A, Esfehani EN, Larijani B. Telehealth for fighting the novel coronavirus: review of activities on Diabetes and Osteoporosis management in outbreak. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2020:1-2. 31. Shafiee G, Heshmat R, Ostovar A, Khatami F, Fahimfar N, Arzaghi SM, Gharibzadeh S, Hanaei S, Nabipour I, Larijani B. Comparison of EWGSOP-1and EWGSOP-2 diagnostic criteria on prevalence of and risk factors for sarcopenia among Iranian older people: the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2020.
32. Soltanian AR, Bashirian S, Basti SA, Karami M, Ostovar A, Khazaei S. Estimation of the Hidden Population with COVID-19 Disease. International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS. 2020;9(2):217. 33. Shafiee G, Sharifi F, Heshmat R, Ostovar A, Ebrahimpur M, Sheidaei A, Nabipour I, Larijani B. The reference value of trabecular bone score (TBS) in the Iranian population. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2020:1-6. 34. Bagherzadeh M, Sajjadi-Jazi S, Sharifi F, Ebrahimpur M, Amininezhad F, Ostovar A, Shafiee G, Heshmat R, Mehrdad N, Razi F. Effects of metabolic syndrome on bone health in older adults: the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program. Osteoporosis International. 2020.
35. Fahimfar N, Gharibzadeh S, Khashayar P, Rajabian R, Omrani GR, Bahrami A, Nabipour I, Ostovar A, Larijani B. Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Studies (IMOS) during last decade: rationale, main findings, lessons learned and the way forward. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2020:1-6.
36. Malekzadeh H, Lotfaliany M, Ostovar A, Hadaegh F, Azizi F, Yoosefi M, Farzadfar F, Khalili D. Trends in cardiovascular risk factors in diabetic patients in comparison to general population in Iran: findings from National Surveys 2007–2016. Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1):1-10. 37. Motlagh A, Yamrali M, Azghandi S, Azadeh P, Vaezi M, Ashrafi F, Zendehdel K, Mirzaei H, Basi A, Rakhsha A … Ostovar A, Malekzadeh R. COVID19 Prevention & Care; A Cancer Specific Guideline. Archives of Iranian Medicine. 2020;23(4):255-64. 38. Fahimfar N, Tajrishi FZ, Gharibzadeh S, Shafiee G, Tanha K, Heshmat R, Nabipour I, Raeisi A, Jalili A, Larijani B, Ostovar A. Prevalence of osteosarcopenia and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in Iranian older people: bushehr elderly health (BEH) program. Calcified Tissue International. 2020;106(4):364-70.
39. Ostovar A, Fokkens WJ, Pordel S, Movahed A, Ghasemi K, Marzban M, Farrokhi S. The prevalence of asthma in adult population of southwestern Iran and its association with chronic rhinosinusitis: a GA 2 LEN study. Clinical and translational allergy. 2019;9(1):43.
40. Mahmoudi Z, Jahanpour F, Azodi P, Ostovar A. Comparison sensitivity and specificity temporal artery temperature measurement with axillary and nasopharyngeal methods in adult. Journal of Clinical Care and Skills. 2020;1(3):0-.
41. Hadadi A, Ostovar A, Edalat Noor B, Rasoolinejad M, Haji Abdolbaghi M, Yousefi S, Khalili H, Manshoori G, Khashayar P, Alipour Z. The effect of selenium and zinc on CD4 (+) count and opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS patients: a randomized double blind trial. Acta Clinica Belgica. 2020;75(3):170-6. 42. Ravanipour M, Ostovar A, Darabi H, Pouladi S. Challenges of Health System Reform Plan in Bushehr: A Qualitative Study. ISMJ. 2020;22(6):415-31.
43. Shafiee G, Heshmat R, Ostovar A, Nabipour I, Larijani B. Sarcopenia disease in Iran: an overview. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2019;18(2):665-74.
44. Ramezani Tehrani F, Behboudi-Gandevani S, Abedini M, Soleymani-Dodaran M, Khalili D, Farzadfar F, Hoseinpanah F, Hadaegh F, Valizadeh M, Torkestani F, Abdollahi Z, Bakhshandeh M, Bidhendi Yarandi R, Zokaee M, Bidarpour F, Javanbakht M, Nabipour I, Mansournia MA, Nasli Esfahani E, Ostovar A, Azizi F, Najari A, Khajeian A, Anaraki A, Ghazaghi F, Lahouni F, Kalantari F, Fallah H, Kordi K, Saed L, Norooozzadeh M, Farahmand M, Rostami Dovom M, Hedayati M, Mehdizade M, Amiri M, Lotfi MH, Motlagh ME, Bashghareh M, Zamanipour N, Mirmiran P, Sadeghian Sharif S, Shahraz S, Khari S, Alishahi S, Shahgheibi S, Nazarpour S, Mehrabi Y, Ghaedmohammadi Z. Cost effectiveness of different screening strategies for gestational diabetes mellitus screening: study protocol of a randomized community non-inferiority trial. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2019;11:106.
45. Roshandel G, Ghanbari-Motlagh A, Partovipour E, Salavati F, Hasanpour-Heidari S, Mohammadi G, Khoshaabi M, Sadjadi A, Davanlou M, Tavangar S-M, …, Ostovar A, …. Malekzadeh R. Cancer incidence in Iran in 2014: Results of the Iranian National Population-based Cancer Registry. Cancer epidemiology. 2019;61:50-8.
46. Khashayar P, Keshtkar A, Ostovar A, Larijani B, Johansson H, Harvey N.C, Lorentzon, M, McCloskey E, Kanis J.E. FRAX-based intervention and assessment thresholds for osteoporosis in Iran. Osteoporos Int (2019). 47. Panahi N, Soltani A, Ghasem-Zadeh A, Shafiee G, Heshmat R, Razi F, Mehrdad N, Nabipour I, Larijani B, Ostovar A. Associations between the lipid profile and the lumbar spine bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in elderly Iranian individuals participating in the Bushehr Elderly Health Program: a population-based study. Archives of osteoporosis. 2019;14(1):52.
48. Ostovar A, Fokkens WJ, Farrokhi S. The agreement between self-reported physician-diagnosed and epidemiologic definition of chronic rhinosinusitis. 2019. 49. Kafaei R, Rezaei M, Ahmadi M, Tahmasebi R, Dobaradaran S, Omidvar M, Ostovar A, Savari A, Ramavandi B. Metal (loid) s urinary level among workers of gas refinery and petrochemical companies: Health risk assessment of metal (loid) s in drinking water and dust. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 2019;54:183-90.
50. Ebrahimpur M, Sharifi F, Nezhad FA, Bagherzadeh M, Ostovar A, Shafiee G, Heshmat R, Mehrdad N, Razi F, Khashayar P. Effect of diabetes on BMD and TBS values as determinants of bone health in the elderly: Bushehr Elderly Health program. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2019;18(1):99.
51. Derakhshandeh-Rishehri S-M, Rahbar AR, Ostovar A. Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Intake in the Form of Supplement or Enriched Food on C-Reactive Protein and Lipoprotein (a) Levels in Humans: A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2019.
52. Bixby H, Bentham J, Zhou B, Di Cesare M, …, Ostovar A, …, Paciorek CJ, Collaboration NRF. Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic. Nature. 2019(569):260-4. 53. Akbarzadeh S, Ostovar A, Angali N, Abbasifard A, Chashmpoosh M. Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Thymus vulgaris on Serum Levels Lipoprotein Lipase and Angiopoietin-like Protein 4 in Hyperlipidemic Rats. Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. 2019;28(170):22-32.
54. Peykari N, Hashemi H, Asghari G, Ayazi M, Janbabaei G, Malekzadeh R, Raeisi A, Sadrolsadat A, Asadi-Lari M, Farshad A, Farzadfar F, Ghanei M, Haghdoost A, Heshmat R, Jamshidi H, Ostovar A, Takian A, Larijani B. Scientometric Study on Non-communicable Diseases in Iran: A Review Article. Iranian journal of public health. 2018;47(7):936.
55. Dakhesh S, Ostovar A, Hamidi A. From Transfer of Research Question to Promoting the Use of Evidence in the Process of Knowledge Translation: Self-Assessment of Researchers in Bushehr University of Medical Sciences. ISMJ. 2018;21(2):134-46.
56. Abbasifard A, Movahed A, Ostovar A, Bargahi A, Jaberi H, Akbarzadeh S. Serum Irisin Changes Following Endurance Exercise and Caloric Restriction in Obese and Hypertriglyceridemic Rats. ISMJ. 2018;21(3):209-19.
57. Dakhesh S, Pouladi S, Ostovar A, Yazdizadeh B, Hamidi A. Psychometric of the Self-Assessment Tool of Academic Researchers Knowledge Translation Activities. International Journal of Information Science and Management (IJISM). 2018;16(2).
58. Dakhesh S, Ostovar A, Yazdizadeh B, Hamidi A. Knowledge translation process among academic researchers: A case study of bushehr university of medical sciences. Libri. 2018;68(3):259-68.
59. Keshmiri S, Pordel S, Raeesi A, Nabipour I, Darabi H, Jamali S, Dobaradaran S, Heidari G, Ostovar A, Ramavandi B. Environmental Pollution Caused by Gas and Petrochemical Industries and Its Effects on the Health of Residents of Assaluyeh Region, Irani-an Energy Capital: A Review Study. ISMJ. 2018;21(2):162-85.
60. Hourzad A, Pouladi S, Ostovar A, Ravanipour M. The effects of an empowering self-management model on self-efficacy and sense of coherence among retired elderly with chronic diseases: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2018;13:2215-24.
61. Ostovar A, Fokkens W, Vahdat K, Raeisi A, Mallahzadeh A, Farrokhi S. Epidemiology of chronic rhinosinusitis in Bushehr, southwestern region of Iran: a GA2LEN study. Rhinology. 2018.
62. Shafiei E, Bahtoei M, Raj P, Ostovar A, Iranpour D, Akbarzadeh S, Shahryari H, Anvaripour A, Tahmasebi R, Netticadan T, Movahed A. Effects of N-acetyl cysteine and melatonin on early reperfusion injury in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: A randomized, open- labeled, placebo-controlled trial. medicine. 2018;97(30).
63. Soltani V, Movahed A, Bargahi A, Khamisipour G, Ostovar A, Daneshi A, Akbarzadeh S. Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Sargassum Oligocystum on Serum Concentration of SIRT1 and FGF21 in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rat. ISMJ. 2018;21(2):92-102.
64. Zhou B, Bentham J, Di Cesare M, Bixby H, Danaei G, Hajifathalian K,…, Ostovar A, …, Zhao W, Zheng W, Zheng Y, Zhu D, Zhussupov B, Zimmermann E, Cisneros JZ. Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants. International journal of epidemiology. 2018
65. Shafiee G, Ostovar A, Heshmat R, Keshtkar AA, Sharifi F, Shadman Z, Nabipour I, Soltani A, Larijani B. Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Reference Values and the Peak Muscle Mass to Identify Sarcopenia among Iranian Healthy Population. International journal of preventive medicine. 2018;9:25.
66. Dobaradaran S, Schmidt TC, Nabipour I, Ostovar A, Raeisi A, Saeedi R, Khorsand M, Khajeahmadi N, Keshtkar M. Cigarette butts abundance and association of mercury and lead along the Persian Gulf beach: an initial investigation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2018;25(6):5465-73.
67. Ostovar A, Haerinejad MJ, Akbarzadeh S, Keshavarz M. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the Iranian bodybuilding athletes. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry. 2017:12(4).
68. Abarca-Gómez L, Abdeen ZA, Hamid ZA, …, Ostovar A, …, Ezzati M. Worldwide trends in body- mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults. The Lancet. 2017;390(10113):2627-42.
69. Mehboudi M, Nabipour I, Vahdat K, Darabi H, Raeisi A, Mehrdad N, Heshmat R, Shafiee G, Larijani B, Ostovar A. Inverse association between cigarette and water pipe smoking and hypertension in an elderly population in Iran: Bushehr elderly health programme. Journal of human hypertension. 2017.
70. Shafiee G, Ostovar A, Heshmat R, Darabi H, Sharifi F, Raeisi A, et al. Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) programme: Study protocol and design of musculoskeletal system and cognitive function (stage II). BMJ open. 2017;7(8).
71. Shabankarehfard E, Ostovar A, Farrokhi S, Naeimi B, Zaeri S, Nazmara S, et al. Air- and Dust- Borne Fungi in Indoor and Outdoor Home of Allergic Patients in a Dust-Storm-Affected Area. Immunological Investigations. 2017;46(6):577-89.
72. Nabipour I, Purkhalili K, Mohebbi GH, Vazirizadeh A, Vatanpour H, Ostovar A. The cardiotoxicity of crude tentacle-only extract from the Persian Gulf jellyfish “Cassiopea sp.” in isolated rat heart. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research. 2017;43(2):177-83.
73. Gheybi MK, Farrokhi S, Ravanbod MR, Ostovar A, Mehrzad V, Nematollahi P. The correlation of CD19 + CD24 + CD38 + B cells and other clinicopathological variables with the proportion of circulating Tregs in breast cancer patients. Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan). 2017:1-9.
74. Mahmoudi Z, Azodi P, Ostovar A, Mahmoudi F, Jahanpour F. The accuracy of temporal versus nasopharyngeal temperature measurement. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED BIOTECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH. 2017;8(2):947-51.
75. Ostovar A, Haerinejad MJ, Farzaneh MR, Keshavarz M. Adverse effects of performance-enhancing drugs on the kidney in the male bodybuilders. Science and Sports. 2017;32(2):91-8.
76. Rezaie M, Ostovar A. Basic Principles of Reporting Results of Conventional Statistical Tests in Scientific biomedical Articles. ISMJ. 2017;20(1):90-103. [Article in Persian]
77. Darabi H, Ostovar A, Raeisi A, Kalantarhormozi MR, Assadi M, Akbarzadeh S, Momeni S, Dobaradaran S, Vahdat K, Nabipour I. The correlation between insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF- 1) and novel adipocytokines in postmenopausal women: A population-based study. Endocrine Research. 2017:1-7.
78. Darabi H, Behzadi Z, Zahedi T, Pourbehi M, Akbarzadeh S, Ostovar A, Assadi M, Haerinejad MJ, Sanjideh Z, Nabipour I. The Correlation of Adiponectin, and Visfatin Serum Levels With Ischemic Heart Disease in Postmenopausal women: A population-Based Study. ISMJ. 2017;19(6):1011-21.
79. Karbasdehi VN, Dobaradaran S, Nabipour I, Ostovar A, Arfaeinia H, Vazirizadeh A, Mirahmadi R, Keshtkar M, Ghasemi FF, Khalifei F. Indicator bacteria community in seawater and coastal sediment: The Persian Gulf as a case. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering. 2017;15(1).
80. Rahbar AR, Ostovar A, Derakhshandeh-Rishehri, SM, Janani L, Rahbar A. Effect of conjugated linoleic acid as a supplement or enrichment in foods on blood glucose and waist circumference in humans: A meta-analysis. Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets. 2017. [Epub ahead of print]
81. Raeisi A, Mehboudi M, Darabi H, Nabipour I, Larijani B, Mehrdad N, Heshmat R, Shafiee G, Sharifi F, Ostovar A. Socioeconomic inequality of overweight and obesity of the elderly in Iran: Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) Program. BMC public health. 2017;17(1):72.
82. Jamei F, Ostovar A, Javadzade H. Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among nulliparous Iranian mothers: Application of the theory of planned behavior. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2017;5(3):4457-67.] 83. Raeisi A, Ostovar A, Vahdat K, Rezaei P, Darabi H, Moshtaghi D, Nabipour I. Association of serum uric acid with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in postmenopausal women. Climacteric: the journal of the International Menopause Society. 2017;20(1):44-8.
84. Dobaradaran S, Nabipour I, Saeedi R, Ostovar A, Khorsand M, Khajeahmadi N, Hayati R, Keshtkar M. Association of metals (Cd, Fe, As, Ni, Cu, Zn and Mn) with cigarette butts in northern part of the persian gulf. Tobacco control. 2017;26(4):461-3.
85. Kalantarhormozi MR, Assadi M, Vahdat K, Asadipooya K, Ostovar A, Raissi K, Darabi H, Farrokhi S, Dobaradaran S, Farrokhnia M, Nabipour I. Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori IgG seropositivities are not predictors of osteoporosis-associated bone loss: a prospective cohort study. Journal of bone and mineral metabolism. 2016;34(4):422-8.
86. Karbasdehi VN, Dobaradaran S, Nabipour I, Ostovar A, Vazirizadeh A, Ravanipour M, Nazmara S, Keshtkar M, Mirahmadi R, Noorinezhad M. A new bioindicator, shell of Trachycardium lacunosum, and sediment samples to monitors metals (Al, Zn, Fe, Mn, Ni, V, Co, Cr and Cu) in marine environment: The Persian Gulf as a case. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering. 2016;14(1):1-12.
87. Amiri L, Movahed A, Iranpour D, Ostovar A, Raeisi A, Keshtkar M, Hajian N, Dobaradaran S. Data on copper level in the blood of patients with normal and abnormal angiography. Data in brief. 2016;9:4-7.
88. Haerinejad MJ, Ostovar A, Farzaneh MR, Keshavarz M. The prevalence and characteristics of performance-enhancing drug use among bodybuilding athletes in the south of Iran, Bushehr. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine. 2016;7(3).
89. Movahed A, Ostovar A, Iranpour D, Thandapilly SJ, Raj P, Louis XL, Smoliga JM, Netticadan T. The efficacy of resveratrol in controlling hypertension: study protocol for a randomized, crossover, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Trials. 2016;17(1):296. 90. Taghiyan JKS, Mohammadreza. K, Darabi H, Assadi M, Ostovar A, Pourbehi M, Amiri M, Nabipour I. The association between MDA-oxidised LDL, antibodies against oxidised LDL and ischemic heart disease in postmenopausal women: a population-based study. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2016;19(2):306-319. [Article in Persian]
91. Mosallaiepour H, KalantarHormozi M, Darabi H, Assadi M, Ostovar A, Pourbehi M, Amiri M, Nabipour I. The correlation between circulating MDA-oxidized LDL, antibodies against oxidized LDL and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a prospective cohort study. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2016;19(2):320-33. [Article in Persian]
92. Dezhdar S, Jahanpour F, Firouz Bakht S, Ostovar A. The Effects of Kangaroo Mother Care and Swaddling on Venipuncture Pain in Premature Neonates: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2016;18(4):e29649.
93. Alimoradi K, Moeini B, Pakizeh A, Mesrabadi J, Darabi H, Raeisi A, Ostovar A. Predictive Factors of Aggressive Behaviors in Guidance and High School Male Students, Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. ISMJ. 2016;19(1):106-18. [Article in Persian] 94. Ravanbod MR, Movahed A, Ostovar A, Hajigholami A, Khamisipour G, Farrokhi S, Darabi H, Khosravi Y, Gheybi MK. Clinical manifestations of β-Thalassemia major in two different altitudes; Bushehr and Shahrekord. International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research. 2016;10(2):92-8.
95. Pourbehi, MR, Zahedi, T, Darabi, H, Ostovar, A, Assadi, M, Nabipour, I. OMENTIN-1 AND NONFATAL ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN: A POPULATION- BASED STUDY. Endocrine practice: official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. 2016;22(7):780-5.
96. Arfaeinia H, Nabipour I, Ostovar A, Asadgol Z, Abuee E, Keshtkar M, Dobaradaran S. Assessment of sediment quality based on acid-volatile sulfide and simultaneously extracted metals in heavily industrialized area of Asaluyeh, Persian Gulf: concentrations, spatial distributions, and sediment bioavailability/toxicity. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2016:1-20.
97. Gheybi MK, Baradaran A, Mohajeri MR, Ostovar A, Hajalikhani P, Farrokhi S. Validity of immunohistochemistry method in predicting HER-2 gene status and association of clinicopathological variables with it in invasive breast cancer patients. APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica. 2016;124(5):365-71.
98. Ostovar A, Haghdoost AA, Rahimiforoushani A, Raeisi A, Majdzadeh R. Time Series Analysis of Meteorological Factors Influencing Malaria in South Eastern Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases. 2016;10(2):222. 99. Asadipooya, K, Graves L, Lukert B, Kalantarhormozi M, Assadi M, Ostovar A, Larijani B, Nabipour I. Osteocalcin is a predictor for diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women and correlated with oral intake of vitamin k. Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2015;8(3):231-41.
100. Ostovar A, Nabipour I, Larijani B, Heshmat R, Darabi H, Vahdat K, Ravanipour M, Mehrdad N, Raeisi A, Heidari G, Shafiee G, Haeri M, Pourbehi M, Sharifi F, Noroozi A, Tahmasebi R, Aghaei Meybodi H, Assadi M, Farrokhi S, Nemati R, Amini MR, Barekat M, Amini A, Salimipour H, Dobaradaran S, Moshtaghi D. Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) Programme, phase I (cardiovascular system). BMJ open. 2015;5(12):e009597.
101. Mahmoudi Z, Azodi P, Ostovar A, Jahanpour F. Comparing accuracy of body temperature measurement using axillary and nasopharyngeal thermometers. Pars Journal of Medical Sciences. 2015;13(3). 102. Khosravi A, Pourbehi MR, Pourmoghaddas M, Ostovar A, Akhbari MR, Ziaee-Bideh F, Golshani J, Shirani S. Evaluating the impact of fractional flow reserve-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in intermediate coronary artery lesions on the mode of treatment and their outcomes: An Iranian experience. ARYA Atherosclerosis. 2015;11(4).
103. Rampisheh Z, Motamed N, Amiri M, Ostovar A, Azarnoush A, Bahramian F, Abadi H. Breast cancer survival rate according to data of cancer registry and death registry systems in Bushehr province, 2001-2013. Iranian south Medical Journal. 2015;18(4):729-37. [Article in Persian] 104. Darabi, H, Raeisi A, Kalantarhormozi M.R, Ostovar A, Assadi M, Asadipooya K, Vahdat K, Dobaradaran S, and Nabipour I, Adiponectin as a Protective Factor Against the Progression Toward Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Postmenopausal Women. Medicine (Baltimore), 2015. 94(33): p. e1347.
105. Ghaedmohammadi Z, Anaraki A, Khajeian A, Khajehian M, Ostovar A. Association of caesarean section and neonatal death: a population-based case-control study in Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J. 2015;21(4):266-72.
106. Karimi F, Mozhdeh F, Darabi H, Kalantarhormozi MR, Akbarzadeh S, Ostovar A, Assadi M, Vahdat K, Nabipour I. Correlation between serum levels of uric acid with bone turnover markers in postmenopausal women. ISMJ. 2015;17(6):1090-9. [Article in Persian] 107. Karimi F, Aminfar E, Darabi H, Kalantarhormozi MR, Akbarzadeh S, Vahdat K, Ostovar A, Assadi M, Nabipour I. The Predictive role of omentin-1, visfatin and adiponectin in osteoporosis- associated bone loss in postmenopausal women: a prospective cohort study. ISMJ. 2015;17(6):1100-12. [Article in Persian]
108. Dadaeen A, Bahreini M, Bazi P, Ostovar A, Raeisi A, Dobaradaran S. The Effect of Duration of Subcutaneous Injection on the Extent of Bruising and Pain Intensity at Injection Sites among Patients Receiving Enoxaparin Sodium: A Randomized Self-Controlled Clinical Trial. Int Cardiovasc Res J. 2015;9(2):77-82.
109. Mehboudi MB, Raeisi A, Najafi F, Mosadeghizadeh F, Nabipour I, Darabi H, Ostovar A. The Incidence and Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight in Adults During 2003 to 2009 in Bushehr Province; The Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2015;18(2):409-20.[Article in Persian]
110. Pourbehi GR, Kalantarhormozi MR, Ostovar A, Akbarzadeh S, Assadi M, Dobaradaran S, Nabipour I, Darabi H. The correlation between insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in postmenopausal women. Iranian south Medical Journal. 2015;18(2):421-32. [Article in Persian]
111. Kayedi M, Vahdat K, Kalantarhormozi MR, Ostovar A, Darabi H, Nabipour I. The association of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, Herpes simplex virus type 1 and Cytomegalovirus in the northern Persian Gulf population. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2015;18(1):135-46. [Article in Persian]
112. Moradhaseli F, Ostovar A, Homayoon N, Mahmoodpour M, Nabipour I, Darabi H. Ultrasonographic evaluation of the thyroid gland and goiter prevalence in Bushehr port as an iodine- sufficient area: 6- year prospective study in schoolchildren. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2015;18(1):147-57.[Article in Persian]
113. Alimohamadi M, Ownagh V, Mahouzi L, Ostovar A, Abbassioun K, Amirjmshidi A, The impact of immunohistochemical markers of Ki-67 and p53 on the long-term outcome of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas: A cohort study. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2014. 9(3): p. 130-136.
114. Zarei AR, Jahanpour F, Alhani F, Razazan N, Ostovar A. The Impact of Multimedia Education on Knowledge and Self-efficacy among Parents of Children with Asthma: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Caring Sciences. 2014;3(3):185-92. 115. Darabi H, Hadavand F, Ostovar A, Nabipour I, Molaei_Manesh Z, Yousefi F, Vahdat K. Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with lipid profiles: the Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study, Bushehr. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2014;17(4):593-601.[Article in Persian]
116. Vahdat K, Ostovar A, Hadavand F, Pourbehi M.R, Assadi, M, Kalantarhormozi M.R, Asadipooya K, Haeri M.J, Farrokhi S, Dobaradaran S, Nabipour I. Serum Homocysteine Levels Are Associated with Infectious Burden: the Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study. EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY, 2014. 20(5).
117. Farrokhi S, Gheybi M, Movahed A, Iranpour D, Ostovar A, Vahdat K, Khazaei H. Evaluation of the Frequency of Food and Aeroallergens in Patients with Eczema and Urticaria in Province of Bushehr: Based on Skin Prick Test Reactivity. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2014;17(4):629-37. [Article in Persian]
118. Yousefi F, Darabi H, Nabipour I, Assadi M, Vahdat K, Kardeh E, Raeisi A, Ostovar A. Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking in Bushehr Province: Comparison of Two Phases of the Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2014;17(3):487-95.[Article in Persian]
119. Amini A, Ostovar A, Darabi H, HaeryNejad M, Yousefi F, Vahdat K. Infectious Diseases During Hajj. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2014;17(3):476-86. [Article in Persian]
120. Ostovar A, Vahdat K, Raiesi A, Purbehi M, Darabi H, Khajehian MM, Assadi M, Nabipour I. Hypertension risk and conventional risk factors in a prospective cohort study in Iran: The Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jan 24. 121. Riazi A, Kalantarhormozi M, Nabipour I, Eghbali SS, Farzaneh M, Javadi H, Ostovar A, Seyedabadi M, Assadi M. Technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile scintigraphy in the assessment of cold thyroid nodules: is it time to change the approach to the management of cold thyroid nodules? Nuclear medicine communications. 2014;35(1):51-7.
122. Riazi A, Kalantarhormozi M, Nabipour I, Ostovar A, Javadi H, Assadi M. Comments on Wale et al. : Combined (99)mTc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile scintigraphy and fine-needle aspiration cytology offers an accurate and potentially cost-effective investigative strategy for the assessment of solitary or dominant thyroid nodules. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2014 Mar;41(3):575-6.
123. Ostovar A, Dobaradaran S, Ravanipour M, Khajeian AM. Correlation between Fluoride Level in Drinking Water and the Prevalence of Hypertension: an Ecological Correlation Study. Int J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Oct;4(4):216-7. 124. Khajavi M, Moharari RS, Najafi A, Kazemi H, Ostovar A, Khashayar P. Intraurethral tramadol alleviates rigid cystoscopy-related pain in men. International Journal of Urological Nursing. 2013;7(3):133-7. 125. Ostovar A, Assadi M, Vahdat K, Nabipour I, Javadi H, Eftekhari M. A pooled analysis of diagnostic value of (99m)Tc-ubiquicidin (UBI) scintigraphy in detection of an infectious process. Clin Nucl Med, 2013. 38(6): p. 413-6.
126. Vahdat K, Pourbehi MR, Ostovar A, Hadavand F, Bolkheir A, Assadi M, Farrokhnia M, Nabipour I. Association of pathogen burden and hypertension: the Persian Gulf Healthy Heart Study. American journal of hypertension. 2013;26(9):1140-7.
127. Tohidi M, Akbarzadeh S, Larijani B, Kalantarhormozi M, Ostovar A, Assadi M, Vahdat K, Farrokhnia M, Sanjdideh Z, Amirinejad R, Nabipour I. Omentin-1, visfatin and adiponectin levels in relation to bone mineral density in Iranian postmenopausal women. Bone. 2012;51(5):876-81
128. Ostovar A, Raeisi A, Haghdoost AA, Ranjbar M, Rahimi A, Sheikhzadeh K, et al. Lessons learnt from malaria epidemics in the Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J. 2012 Aug;18(8):864-9. 129. Yousefi S, Hadadi A, Ostovar A, Edalat Noor B, Rasoolinejad M, Haji Abdolbaghi M, Khalili H: Protocol of Determining the Effect of Selenium Supplementation on CD4 + T Lymphocyte Count in HIV/AIDS Patients: A Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial Advances in Infectious Diseases 2011, 1:20-26.
130. Solaymani-Dodaran M, Khalili D, Hosseini H, Najafi L, Kamali K, Ranjbar P, Tavakoli H, Ostovar A. Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials two years on and the timing of registrations. J Evid Based Med. 2011;4:168-71.
131. Zanboori V, Mashayekh Bakhshi F, Ostovar A, Heshmat R, Larijani B. Randomized Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of AngiparsTM in Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Lipid Disorders; 2010; Vol 9, pp 1- 10
132. Zanboori V, Mashayekh Bakhshi F, Madani SP, Ostovar A, Heshmat R, Solaymani M, Bakhshayeshi S, Khashayar P, Larijani B. Therapeutic Effects of Neurotec, a New Herbal Drug, on Symptomatic Diabetic Neuropathy: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial. (Accepted by Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Lipid Disorders)
133. Holakouie Naieni K, Ostovar A, Danesh A, Sadjedinejad S, Ghalichee L, Moradi Gh, Mansournia M A, Hashemi Nazari SS. Comparison of Nested Case-control and Cohort Analysis Methodologies using a District TB Registry Data. Iranian Journal of Epidemiology; 2010;6(2): 1-6 [Article in Persian]
134. Kiani J, Pakizeh A, Ostovar A, Namazi S. Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy in Increasing the Self-esteem and decreasing hopelessness of beta-Thalassemic adolescents. Iranian South Medical Journal. 2010 Sep;13(4).
135. Solaymani-Dodaran M, Ostovar A, Khalili D, Vasei M. Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials: path and challenges from conception to a World Health Organization primary register. J Evid Based Med. 2009 Feb;2(1):32-5.
136. Kalafi Y, Hagh-Shenas H, Ostovar A. Mental health among Afghan refugees settled in Shiraz, Iran. Psychol Rep. 2002 Feb;90(1):262-6. Study Protocols 1. Protocol of Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study (IMOS), Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Protocol of clinical study of Point of Care device for Osteoporosis (PoCOsteo), Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Protocol of Bushehr Elderly Health Program, a prospective cohort study, the Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
4. Protocol of Randomized, Double blind, Multi-center Trial of Effectiveness of Neurotec (a novel herbal drug) on Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Pars Roos Pharmaceutical Company, Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
5. Protocol of Randomized, Double blind Trial of Effectiveness of Angipars (a novel herbal drug) on Diabetic Foot ulcer, Pars Roos Pharmaceutical Company, Endocrine & Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
6. Protocol of Randomized, Double blind Trial of Effectiveness of Neurotec (a novel herbal drug) on Diabetic Neuropathy, Pars Roos Pharmaceutical Company, Endocrine & Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
7. Protocol of Randomized, Double blind trial of Selenium Supplementation on the CD4+ B- Lymphocytes Count in HIV Positive Patients, Sina hospital, Iranian Research Center for HIV\AIDS, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
8. Protocol of Randomized, Double blind trial of Zinc Supplementation on the CD4+ B- Lymphocytes Count in HIV Positive Patients, Sina hospital, HIV\AIDS Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
9. Protocol of Randomized, Double blind Trial of Effectiveness of IMOD (a novel herbal drug) on Oral Lichen Planus, Pars Roos Pharmaceutical Company, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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