Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
An International Journal affiliated to Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE
ISSN 1561-4395

 Chairman

  Abolhassan Faghih, MD, President of Iranian Red Crescent Society, Tehran, Iran

  Executive Editor

 Hossein Azin, MD, Director of Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE

  Editor in Chief

 Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, MD, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
(lankaran@sums.ac.ir)

  Deputy Editor

  Davood Mehrabani, PhD, Dept. of Pathology, Gastroenterohepathology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (mehrabad@sums.ac.ir)

  Co-Editors

  Seyed Vahid Hosseini, MD, Dept. of Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (hoseiniv@sums.ac.ir),

Seyed Ziaolldin Tabei, MD, Dept. of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

  Editorial Board Chairman: Mohammad Hadi Imanieh, MD, Dept. of Pediatrics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

  Associate Editors: Ali Vahdani, MD, Dept. of Psychiatry, Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE (vahdani@ihd.ae) ; Ali Hojjati, MD, Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE (hojjati@ihd.ae)

  Copy Editors: Ali Mahbodi, PhD, Nasrin Shokrpour, PhD; Dept. of English Language, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

  Statistical Consultant: Najaf Zare, PhD, Dept. of Biostatistics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

  Assistant Editor: Zahra Ghahramani, BSc, (ghahramani@irmj.ir)

  Webmaster: Z. Ghahramani, BSc

  Address:

  1 Dubai Office: Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, PO Box: 2330, Dubai, UAE. Tel : +9714 344 0250, Fax: +9714 344 0322, Email: info@irmj.ir , URL: www.irmj.ir

  2 Shiraz Office: Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, Fars Red Crescent Society, Zand Blvd, Shiraz, Iran. Tel: +98-711-2345087, Fax: +98-711-2345080, Email: irmj@irmj.ir, ircmjournal2@yahoo.com