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Volume 17 (2020)
Volume 16 (2019)
Volume 14 (2017)
Volume 13 (2016)
Volume 12 (2015)
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Volume 10 (2013)
Volume 9 (2012)
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Volume 5 (2008)
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Original Article
Functional-Informational Factors Affecting Health System Integration

Bayaneh Seyedamini; Leila Riahi; Mahmoud Mahmoudi-Majdabadifarahani; Seyed Jamaleddin Tabibi; Iravan Masoudi-Asl

Volume 15, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 99-105

https://doi.org/10.22122/him.v15i3.3591

Abstract
  Introduction: Integration in the health system has many benefits for patients, providers, and the system itself. This research was conducted to determine the functional and informational variables affecting the integration of Iranian health system in period of years 2017-18.Methods: The present exploratory ...  Read More

Original Article
A Competitive Model of Supply Chain for Private Hospitals in Tehran, Iran

Seyed Mohammad Hossein Hosseini; Mohammadreza Hamidizadeh; Bahman Hajipoor; Abbasli Hajikarimi

Volume 15, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 106-113

https://doi.org/10.22122/him.v15i3.3547

Abstract
  Introduction: Hospital supply chain (HSC) competitiveness represents the ability of a hospital to provide its services in competition with other hospitals. The competitive HSC has the ability to compete with other hospitals in provide services to patients. The purpose of this research was to provide ...  Read More

Original Article
Medical Tourism Market in Selected Hospitals in Tehran City, Iran: Application of Clustering

Mahdi Ebrahimi; ُSeyed Amirhossein Tayebi-Abolhasani; Morvarid Rostami

Volume 15, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 114-119

https://doi.org/10.22122/him.v15i3.3572

Abstract
  Introduction: Due to the current role of medical tourism as an industry, better understanding of its market can be important. One way to understand the market and its targets is through clustering them, and understanding the characteristics of each cluster. The present study was conducted to determine ...  Read More

Original Article
Information Behavior of Patients with Cancer in Palliative Care in Tehran City, Iran

Seyed Javad Ghazi-Mirsaeed; ّFarzaneh Moghimkhan

Volume 15, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 120-125

https://doi.org/10.22122/him.v15i3.3453

Abstract
  Introduction: The core of health care services is providing information for patients. The negative effects of cancer on the quality of patients’ life require them to receive comprehensive care, called "palliative care". The present study was conducted with the aim to evaluate the information behavior ...  Read More

Original Article
Status and Factors Associated with Citedness of Scholarly Outputs by Patents for the Type 1 Medical Science Universities in Iran during the Years 2000-2015

Ali Mansouri; Marjan Forouzandeh-Shahraki; Mohammad Amin Erfanmanesh

Volume 15, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 126-131

https://doi.org/10.22122/him.v15i3.3503

Abstract
  Introduction: One of the indicators of research outputs of universities is assessment of the capability to of transferring knowledge to technology via assessment of citedness of scholarly outputs by patents. Current research aimed to investigate the status and factors associated with the citedness of ...  Read More

Original Article
Identifying Obstacles towards the Role-playing of Medical Librarians in Facilitating the Scientific Communication among Physicians and Paramedical Practitioners based on the Viewpoint of Bushehr Medical Professionals, Iran: A Qualitative Study

Abdolrasoul Khosravi; Atefeh Esfandiari; Mehri Otaghi

Volume 15, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 132-138

https://doi.org/10.22122/him.v15i3.3508

Abstract
  Introduction: As physicians have not sufficient time for updating their clinical information, medical librarians could play an important role to satisfy their needs. This study aimed to identify the obstacles towards the role-playing of medical librarians in facilitating the scientific communications ...  Read More

Original Article
Mapping Intellectual Structure of Health Literacy Area Based on Co-Word Analysis in Web of Science Database during the Years 1993-2017

Fatemeh Baji; Fereydoun Azadeh; Parastoo Parsaei-Mohammadi; Shoukat Parmah

Volume 15, Issue 3 , September 2018, Pages 139-145

https://doi.org/10.22122/him.v15i3.3577

Abstract
  Introduction: Creating an image of the conceptual structure of health literacy area, as well as the study of interdisciplinary and the relationship between its domains seems necessary. The present study examined the intellectual structure of health literacy area in Web of Science database using co-word ...  Read More