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Overview

Ali Akbar Haghdoost is affiliated with Kerman University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine, with a focus on epidemiology, infectious diseases, and public health. Their body of work encompasses 311 publications, reflecting a broad engagement with topics important to health sciences and disease prevention.

The scientist's notable subfields include:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • General Health Professions
  • Oncology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Key topics addressed in their research involve:

  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Sex Work and Related Issues
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Hamid Sharifi
  • Ali Mirzazadeh
  • Mohammad Karamouzian
  • Fatemeh Tavakoli
  • Mostafa Shokoohi

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, including:

  • Research Square (Research Square) with 17 publications
  • Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran with 16 publications
  • BMC Public Health with 9 publications
  • International Journal of Health Policy and Management with 8 publications
  • Harm Reduction Journal with 8 publications

Selected recent papers include:

  • Assessment and prioritization of the WHO "best buys" and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Iran, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • Prevalence of drug use, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and measure of socioeconomic-related inequalities of drug use among Iranian people: findings from a national survey, 2020, Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy
  • Spirituality and quality of life in women with breast cancer: The role of hope and educational attainment, 2020, Palliative & Supportive Care
  • Telerehabilitation for upper limb disabilities: a scoping review on functions, outcomes, and evaluation methods, 2022, Archives of Public Health
  • Socioeconomic - related inequalities in overweight and obesity: findings from the PERSIAN cohort study, 2020, BMC Public Health

Best Publications

  • The International Criteria for Behçet's Disease (ICBD): A collaborative study of 27 countries on the sensitivity and specificity of the new criteria

    F. Davatchi;S. Assaad-Khalil;K. T. Calamia;J. E. Crook

  • Effect of smear layer on sealing ability of canal obturation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Arash Shahravan;Ali-Akbar Haghdoost;Alireza Adl;Hessam Rahimi

  • The District Health Information System (DHIS2): A literature review and meta-synthesis of its strengths and operational challenges based on the experiences of 11 countries.

    Reza Dehnavieh;AliAkbar Haghdoost;Ardeshir Khosravi;Fahime Hoseinabadi

  • Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the Islamic Republic of Iran: systematic review and meta-analysis

    A A Haghdoost;M Rezazadeh-Kermani;B Sadghirad;H R Baradaran

  • Trend in the prevalence of obesity and overweight among Iranian children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Roya Kelishadi;Ali-Akbar Haghdoost;Behnam Sadeghirad;Razieh Khajehkazemi

  • Iran in transition.

    Goodarz Danaei;Farshad Farzadfar;Roya Kelishadi;Arash Rashidian;Arash Rashidian

  • National action plan for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Iran; a response to emerging epidemic.

    Niloofar Peykari;Hassan Hashemi;Rasoul Dinarvand;Mohammad Haji-Aghajani

  • Epidemiology and Heterogeneity of Hypertension in Iran: A Systematic Review

    Ali-Akbar Haghdoost;Behnam Sadeghirad;Mohammad Rezazadehkermani

  • Cost-of-Illness Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Iran

    Mehdi Javanbakht;Mehdi Javanbakht;Hamid R. Baradaran;Atefeh Mashayekhi;Ali Akbar Haghdoost

  • Long-term protection provided by hepatitis B vaccine and need for booster dose: a meta-analysis.

    Jalal Poorolajal;Mahmood Mahmoodi;Reza Majdzadeh;Siavosh Nasseri-Moghaddam

  • Iranome: A catalog of genomic variations in the Iranian population.

    Zohreh Fattahi;Maryam Beheshtian;Marzieh Mohseni;Hossein Poustchi

  • Modeling the Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in Iran from 2005 to 2025: The Impact of Demographic Changes.

    Masoumeh Sadeghi;Ali Akbar Haghdoost;Abbas Bahrampour;Mohsen Dehghani

  • MODELLING OF HIV/AIDS IN IRAN UP TO 2014

    Ali Akbar Haghdoost;Ehsan Mostafavi;Ali Mirzazadeh;Soodabeh Navadeh

  • A Comparison of HbA1c and Fasting Blood Sugar Tests in General Population

    Zahra Ghazanfari;Ali Akbar Haghdoost;Sakineh Mohammad Alizadeh;Jamileh Atapour

  • The prevalence of obesity in Iran in recent decade; a systematic review and meta-analysis study.

    A Mirzazadeh;B Sadeghirad;AA Haghdoost;F Bahreini

  • EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER IN IRAN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

    Behnam Sadeghirad;Ali-Akbar Haghdoost;Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili;Esmaeil Shahsavand Ananloo

  • Meta-analysis of Smoking Prevalence in Iran.

    Mahmood Moosazadeh;Hassan Ziaaddini;Ali Mirzazadeh;Ahad Ashrafi-Asgarabad

  • Candidate miRNAs in human breast cancer biomarkers: a systematic review

    Masoumeh Adhami;Ali Akbar Haghdoost;Balal Sadeghi;Reza Malekpour Afshar

  • Projection of Diabetes Population Size and Associated Economic Burden through 2030 in Iran: Evidence from Micro-Simulation Markov Model and Bayesian Meta-Analysis

    Mehdi Javanbakht;Atefeh Mashayekhi;Hamid R. Baradaran;AliAkbar Haghdoost

  • Low birthweight or rapid catch-up growth: which is more associated with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in later life? A systematic review and cryptanalysis

    Roya Kelishadi;Ali Akbar Haghdoost;Fahimeh Jamshidi;Maryam Aliramezany

  • Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk in an endemic area, south of Iran: a GIS based decision making for planning of control.

    A.A. Hanafi-Bojd;H. Vatandoost;M.A. Oshaghi;Z. Charrahy

Frequent Co-Authors

Willi McFarland
Willi McFarland University of California, San Francisco
Reza Majdzadeh
Reza Majdzadeh University of Essex
Arash Rashidian
Arash Rashidian World Health Organization
Elisabete Weiderpass
Elisabete Weiderpass International Agency For Research On Cancer
Hassan Vatandoost
Hassan Vatandoost Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Yavar Rassi
Yavar Rassi Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Seyed Moayed Alavian
Seyed Moayed Alavian Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Stefan Baral
Stefan Baral Johns Hopkins University
Kaveh Madani
Kaveh Madani Yale University

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