The Khuzestan Comprehensive Health Study (KCHS): Methodology and Profile of Participants

Bahman Cheraghian ¹, Maryam Sharafkhah ^2,3 , Zahra Mohammadi ², Sanam Hariri ² , Zahra Rahimi ⁴, Leila Danehchin ⁵, Yousef Paridar ⁶, Farhad Abolnejadian ^7,8, Mohammad Noori ⁹, Seyed Ali Mard ¹⁰, Sareh Eghtesad ², Amaneh Shayanrad ², Arash Etemadi ¹¹, Reza Ghanbari ², Farnaz Hashemi ², Sahar Masoudi ², Ali Akbar Shayesteh ¹², Hossein Poustchi ² *

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1- Alvand S, Abolnezhadian F, Alatab S, Mohammadi Z, Hayati F, Noori M, Danehchin L, Paridar Y, Cheraghian B, Rahimi Z, Hariri S, Masoudi S, Mard S, Shayesteh A, Poustchi H. Prevalence of impaired renal function and determinants in the southwest of Iran. BMC Nephrol. 2021;22(1) [Crossref]

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4- Badiei S, Hashemi S, Masjedizadeh A, Sayyah J, Mohammadi Z, Hariri S, Hashemi F, Rahimi Z, Danehchin L, Abolnezhadian F, Malihi R, Paridar Y, Mard S, Cheraghian B, Poustchi H, Shayesteh A. Association between physical activity and serum liver aminotransferases in Southwestern Iran. 2022;27(1):79 [Crossref]

5- Shoaibinobarian N, Danehchin L, Mozafarinia M, Hekmatdoost A, Eghtesad S, Masoudi S, Mohammadi Z, Mard A, Paridar Y, Abolnezhadian F, Malihi R, Rahimi Z, Cheraghian B, Mir-Nasseri M, Shayesteh A, Poustchi H. The Association between DASH Diet Adherence and Cardiovascular Risk Factors. 2023;14(1) [Crossref]

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7- Yazdanpanah L, Shahbazian H, Shayesteh A, Poustchi H, Ghanbari S, Cheraghian B, Masoumipoya Z, Ahmadi B, Zamani A. Evaluation of diabetes care parameters in patients with diabetes: A population-based cross-sectional study in Khuzestan province (southwest of Iran). J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2024; [Crossref]

8- Aryannejad A, Eghtesad S, Rahimi Z, Mohammadi Z, Malihi R, Danehchin L, Paridar Y, Abolnezhadian F, Cheraghian B, Mard A, Gholami B, Zakeri A, Tabary M, Masoudi S, Naderian M, Shayesteh A, Poustchi H. Metabolic syndrome and lifestyle-associated factors in the ethnically diverse population of Khuzestan, Iran: a cross-sectional study. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2021;20(1):747 [Crossref]

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