URMIA MEDICAL JOURNAL

Urmia Medical Journal: Urmia Medical Journal is an online peer-reviewed open access journal offering gold open access with no submission and article processing charges (APCs).
All research articles published by UMJ are freely available to read, download and share. The published papers are disseminated through the official web page of the journal. Authors retain rights to their material, which, upon acceptance by the journal, is delivered and made public on the Internet. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
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 2) Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
 3) Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
Authorship Criteria
Three basic criteria must collectively be met to be credited as an author:
Substantial contribution to the study conception and design, data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation.
Drafting or revising the article for intellectual content.
Approval of the final version.

Reg. No: 102/193

ISSN: 1027-3727

EISSN: 3514-8002

Publisher: Urmia University of Medical Sciences

Chairman: Profesor Isa Abdirad

Chief Editor: Profesor Khadem Ansari.

 Editorial Board:

Dr. Ashrafi, H. - Dr. Etemaadi, M. Dr. Aflatounian, A. - Dr. Khadem Ansari, M.H. - Dr. Behrouzian, R. - Dr. Bilan, N. - Dr. Pashapour, N. - Dr. Pourafkari, N. - Dr. Pourmand, Gh. - Dr. Pousti. A. - Dr. Taghizadeh Afshari, A. - Dr. Jalili, A. - Dr. Khadem Ansari, M.H. - Dr. Khadem Vatan, K. - Dr. Salari-Lak, Sh - Dr. Khashabi, J. - Dr. Hejazi, S. - Dr. Heydarian, K. - Dr. Doulati, Y. - Dr. Rad, S. - Dr. Samadzadeh, S. - Dr. Sadeghi, A. - Dr. Tousi, P. -Dr. Abbaszadeh, S. - Prof. Ghavam, F. - Dr. Ghandili, L.- Dr. Mosavi, J. - Dr. Mahboub, S. - Dr. aghazadeh J. - Dr. Nanbakhsh, F. – Dr. Rahimi-rad M.H. – Dr. Makhdomi Kh. – Dr. Hazrati-tappe Kh. – Dr. Mirza Tolouei, F

 Advisory Editors:

 Z Fakour, MD. B Bahmani Bijari, MD. M Kodpour, MD. Sh Pouraryan, MD. F Farzianpour, MD. M Sotoude, MD. B Broumand, MD. A Taghizade, Afshari MD. AR Najafpour, MD. H Otukesh, MD. MH Fallahzade, MD. T Balouchnezhad, PhD. E Saboori, PhD. MH Dashti, PhD. M Mohammadi, PhD. A Zarifkar, PhD. A Al-e Yasin, MD. M Sayah Ali, MD. S Salehpour, MD. P Mostafa Gharebaghi, MD. G Mohammadi, MD. N Mokhtari, MD. HA Soltani, MD. A Saadat Niaki, MD. S Atashkhouie, MD. MM Ghiamat, MD. S Rad, PhD. H Ashkani, MD. S K Malakouti, MD. AM Kajbafzade, MD . S Nejat, PhD .

Office Staff:

Epidemiology Councilor: Prof. Shaker Salari Lak

Internal Manager: Feizollah Eftekhari

Editors: Arezoo Assemi (English), Hassan Nazari (Persian)

Internal Affairs : Leila Faeedfar

 Page Editor : Hassan Nazari

 Website: Shahram Ebrahimi, Feizollah Eftekhari

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Address: Urmia Medical Journal, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Jahad Ave, Urmia, Iran.

Post code: 57147-83734  P.O. Box: 1138

 Tel: +98 44 32240641  Fax: +98 44 32240641

On line submittion address: www.umj.ir

Urmia Medical Journal is financially supported by the Research Deputy of Urmia University of Medical Sciences