Published Articles

1. Keays, D. and Hajizadeh, M. (2025) “Determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in wellbeing in Canada: Evidence from the Nova Scotia Quality of Life Survey”, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Forthcoming 

2. Luongo, G., Mah, C.L., Cahill, L., Hajizadeh, M., Kennedy, L., Wong, H., Yi, Y. and Tarasuk, V. “The relationship between diet costs and dietary adequacy: A scoping review of measures and methods with a focus on cost estimation in food supply data”, The Journal of Nutrition, Forthcoming 

3. Hajizadeh, M., Nasiri, N. and Johnston, G. (2025) “Socioeconomic inequalities in kidney and renal pelvis cancer mortality in Canada: trends over three decades”, Journal of Cancer Policy, 43, 1-8.

4. Jalili, F., Austin, N., Lavergne, M.R. and Hajizadeh, M. “Socioeconomic inequalities in participation in colorectal cancer screening in Ontario, Canada: A decomposition analysis”, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Forthcoming

5. Arabloo, J., Ravaghi, H., Tourani, S. Kabiri, N., Hajizadeh, M., Khodayari-zarnaq, R. and Pishgoo, A. (2025) “Stakeholder analysis of tobacco control policy in Iran: a qualitative study”, Discover Social Science and Health, 5(15), 1–18.

6. Wang, J., Feng, C., Hajizadeh, M., and Lesage, A. (2024) “The impact of a coach-guided personalized depression risk communication program on the risk of major depressive episode: A randomized controlled trial”, BMC Psychiatry, 24, 916, 1–8.

7. Luongo, G., Tarasuk, V., Cahill, L.E., Hajizadeh, M., Yi, Y. and Mah, C.L. (2024) “Cost of a healthy diet: a population-representative comparison of three diet cost methods in Canada”, The Journal of Nutrition, 154 (11), 3424-3436. 

8. Jalili, F., Hajizadeh, M., Mehrabani, S., Ghoreishy, S.M. and MacIsaac, F. (2024) “The association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and the risk of incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,678,582 participants”, Cancer Epidemiology, 91, 1-11.

9. Homaie-Rad, E., Hajizadeh, M., Rajabpour, M., Mohtasham‐Amiri, Z., Rahbar-Taramsari, M., Bahador, F. and Esmaeili-Shoja, E. (2024) “Preferences of Iranian medical students for selecting the compulsory service plan packages: A Discrete Choice Experiment”, Health Science Reports, 7(6), e2213, 1–11.

10. Kubiseski, M., Hu, M. and Hajizadeh, M. (2024) “Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in pancreatic cancer mortality in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database”, Surgical Oncology Insight, 1(2), 100051, 1-8. 

11. Ul Husnain, M.I., Hajizadeh, M. Ahmad, H. and Khanam, R. “The hidden toll of psychological distress in Australian adults and its impact on health-related quality of life measured as health state utilities”, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Forthcoming

12. Pandey, S., Hajizadeh, M. and Kiadaliri, A. (2024) “The contributions of avoidable causes of death to gender gap in life expectancy and lifespan in the US and Canada: 2001-2019”, Social Science & Medicine, 347, 116751, 1-12.

13. Nasiri, N., Hu, M. and Hajizadeh, M. (2024) “Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer mortality in Canada from 1992 to 2019”, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 205, 533–543. 

14. Hajizadeh, M., Ferro, T. and Grignon, M. “Equity challenges in Canada's Old Age Security pension: Income eligibility and cost of living considerations”, Canadian Public Policy, Forthcoming

15. Caldwell, H.A.T., Yusuf, J., Carrea, C., Conrad, P., Embrett, M., Fierlbeck, K., Hajizadeh, M., Kirk, S.F.L., Rothfus, M., Sampalli, T., Sim, S.M., Tomblin Murphy, G., Williams, L. (2024). Strategies and indicators to integrate health equity in health service and delivery systems in high-income countries: a scoping review. JBI Evidence Synthesis, April 18, 2024. 1-42.

16. Fay, M., Hu, M. and Hajizadeh, M. (2024) “Socioeconomic inequalities in cervical cancer mortality in Canada, 1990 and 2019: A trend analysis”, Public Health, 227, 210-218.

17. Hu, M., Hajizadeh, M. and Bombay, A. (2024) “Inequalities in health between First Nations adults living off-reserve and the non-Indigenous adults in Canada: a decomposition analysis”, Canadian Public Policy, 50(1), 51-75.

18. Gribble, K., Smith, J.P., Vilar-Compte, M., Gammeltoft, T., Ulep, V., Van Esterik, P., Craig, L., Pereira-Kotze, C., Siregar, A., Hajizadeh, M., and Mathisen, R. (2023) “Breastfeeding and infant care as 'sexed' care work: Reconsideration of the Three Rs to enable women's rights, economic empowerment, nutrition and health”, Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1-16.

19. Tweel, M. Johnston, G.M. and Hajizadeh, M. (2023) “Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer incidence among women in Canada”, Cancer Control, 30, 1-8.

20. Hajizadeh, M. Keefe, B.L., Asada, Y., Bombay, A. and Martin, D. “Income-related inequities in primary and specialist care among First Nations peoples living off-reserve in Canada”, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Forthcoming

21. Theou, O., O’Brien, M.V., Godin, J., Blanchard, C., Cahill, L., Hajizadeh, M., Hartley, P., Jarrett, P., Kehler, D.S., Romero-Ortuno, R., Visvanathan, R., and Rockwood, K. (2023) “Interrupting bedtime to reverse frailty levels in acute care: A study protocol for the Breaking Bad Rest Randomized Controlled Trial”, BMC Geriatrics, 23, 482, 1-7.

22. Uddin, J., Uddin, H., Rahman, M., Saha, P., Hossin, Z., and Hajizadeh, M. and Kirkland, S. (2023) “Socioeconomic disparities in diabetes concordant comorbidity: National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2018”, Public Health, 222, 160-165.

23. Lavergne, R., Bodner, A., Allin, S., Christian, E., Hajizadeh, M., Hedden, L., Katz, A., Kephart, G., Leslie, M., Rudoler, D. and Spencer, S. (2023) “Disparities in access to primary care are growing wider in Canada”, Healthcare Management Forum, 36(5):272-279.

24. Bairami, F., Hajizadeh, M., and Kiadaliri, A. (2023) “The contribution of injury deaths to the gender gap in life expectancy and life disparity in Eastern Mediterranean Region”, Injury Epidemiology, 10(3), 1–9.

25. Hajizadeh, M. and Keays, D. (2023) “Ten years after the 2015 Canada Health Transfer reform: A persistent equity concern of insufficient risk-equalization”, Health Policy, 129, 1-7.

26. Hosen, M.Z., Pulok, M.H. and Hajizadeh, M. (2023) “Effects of maternal employment on child malnutrition in South Asia: An instrumental variable approach”, Nutrition, 105, 111851, 1-10.

27. Mahmoodpour-Azari, M., Rezaei, S., Badiee, N., Hajizadeh, M., Mohammadi, A., Kazemi-Karyani, A., Soltani, S., and Khezeli, M. (2023) “COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare utilization in Iran: Evidence from an interrupted time-series analysis”, Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 14(3), 1-18.

28. Hajizadeh, M., Pandey, S. and Pulok, M.H. (2023) “Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure for healthcare in Canada”, Health Policy, 127, 51–59.

29. Hu, M. and Hajizadeh, M.  (2023) “Mind the gap: what factors determine the worse health status of Indigenous women relative to men living off-reserve in Canada?”, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 10, 1138–1164.

30. Takian, A., Mousavi, A., McKee, M., Yazdi-Feyzabadi, V., Labonte, R., Tangcharoensathien, V., Brugha, R., Bradley, E., Gostin, L., Engebretsen, E., Eyal, N., Friel, S., Rodwin, V., Norheim, O.F., Hajizadeh, M., Ikegami, N., Binagwaho, A., Kickbusch, I., Aryankhesal, A., and Haghdoost, A. (2022) “COP27: The Prospects and Challenges for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)”, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 11(12), 2776–2779.

31. Cote, C.L., Waard, D.D., Kivell, M., Fagan, A., Horne, G., Hassan, A., Hajizadeh, M., and Herman, C.H. (2022) “Sex-differences in trends in incidence of thoracic aortic aneurysm repair and aortic dissection: 2005-2015”, Canadian Journal of Cardiology Open, 4(12), 1081-1089.

32. Okoli, C., Hajizadeh, M., Rahman, M.M., Velayutham, E. and Khanam, R. (2022) “Socioeconomic inequalities in teenage pregnancy in Nigeria: evidence from Demographic Health Survey”, BMC Public Health, 22, 1729, 1-11.

33. Pulok, M.H. and Hajizadeh, M.  (2022) “Equity in the use of physician services in Canada’s universal health system: A longitudinal analysis of older adults”, Social Science & Medicine, 307, 115186, 1-12.

34. Hirello, L., Pulok, M.H. and Hajizadeh, M. (2022) “Equity in healthcare utilization in Canada’s publicly funded health system: 2000-2014”, The European Journal of Health Economics, 23, 1519–1533.

35. Mahmoodpour-Azari, M., Hajizadeh, M., Kazemi-Karyan, A. Haidari, A. and Rezaei, S. (2022) “COVID-19 pandemic and hospital efficiency in Iran: Insight from an interrupted time series analysis and Pabon Lasso model”, Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 12(3), 178-187.

36. Okoli, C., Hajizadeh, M., Rahman, M.M. and Khanam, R. (2022) “Geographic and socioeconomic inequalities in the survival of children under-five in Nigeria”, Scientific Reports, 12, 8389, 1-12.

37. Cote, C.L., Waard, D.D., Tansley, G., Horne, G., Hassan, A., Hajizadeh, M. and Herman, C.H. (2022) “Increased travel time to the tertiary centre is associated with decreased long-term survival following ascending aortic operations”, Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 38(6), 801-807.

38. Hajizadeh, M., Charles, M., Johnston, G. and Urquhart, R. (2022) “Socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer incidence in Canada: trends over two decades”, Cancer Causes & Control, 33(2):193-204.

39. Allel, K., Hajizadeh, M., and Kiadaliri, A. (2022) “The gap in life expectancy and lifespan inequality between Iran and neighbour countries: The contributions of avoidable causes of death”, International Journal for Equity in Health, 21, 81, 1-14.

40. Mah, C.L., Foster, K., Jago, E., Hajizadeh, M., Luongo, G., Taylor, N. Fuller, D., Yi, Y., Esan, K., Lukic, R., Clarke, M., Wranik, D., Brimblecombe, J. and Peeters, A. (2022) “Study protocol for CELLAR: population-based observational study to monitor dietary intakes and purchasing during COVID-19 in four Canadian provinces”, BMJ Open, 12, 1-9. 

41. Etemadi, M. and Hajizadeh, M. (2022) “User fee removal for the poor: A qualitative study to explore policies for social health assistance in Iran”, BMC Health Services Research, 22:250, 1-12.

42. Ahmed, M., Pulok, M.H., Hashmi, R., Hajizadeh, M. and Nargis, N. (2022) “Price and income elasticities of cigarettes smoking demand in Bangladesh: Evidence from urban adolescents and young adults”, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 24(6):826-833

43. Anthes, L.E. and Hajizadeh, M. (2022) “Socioeconomic inequalities in pancreatic cancer incidence in Canada: Evidence from Cancer Registry Data”, Journal of Public Health (Berl.), 30, 801–810.

44. Homaie-Rad, E., Hajizadeh, M., Yazdi-Feyzabadi, V., Delavari, S. and Mohtasham-Amiri, Z. (2021) “How much money should be paid for a patient to isolate during COVID-19 outbreak? A discrete choice experiments in Iran”, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 19, 709–719.

45. Hajizadeh, M., Whelan, A., Johnston, G and Urquhart, R. (2021) “Income and education gradients in prostate cancer incidence among Canadian males: A trend analysis from 1992 to 2010”, Cancer Control, 20, 1-8.

46. Okoli, C.I., Hajizadeh, M., Rahman, M.M. and Khanam, R. (2021) "Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria: evidence from Demographic Health Survey", Malaria Journal, 20(300),1-10. 

47. Sangarapillai, T., Hajizadeh, M., Daskalopoulou, S.S. and Dasgupta, K. (2021) “Cost-comparison analysis of a physician-delivered step count prescription strategy”, Canadian Journal of Cardiology Open, 3,1043-1050.

48. Campbell, M. and Hajizadeh, M. (2021) “Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of ovarian cancer among women in Canada: 1992-2010”, Women & Health, 61, 381-92.

49. Brushett, S., Caldwell, H.A.T., Cameron. E.S., Carrea, C., Embrett, M., Fierlbeck, K., Hajizadeh, M., Kirk, S.F.L., Rothfus, M., Sampalli, T., Sim, M. (2021) “Strategies and indicators to address health equity in health service and delivery systems: a scoping review protocol”, JBI Evidence Synthesis, August 09, 1-11.

50. Caldwell, H.A.T., Scruton, S., Fierlbeck, K., Hajizadeh, M., Dave, S. Sim, S.M. and Kirk, S.F.L. (2021) “Fare well to Nova Scotia? Public health investments remain chronically underfunded”, Canadian Journal of Public Health, 112, 186–190.

51. Roberts, A., Hu, M. and Hajizadeh, M. (2021) “Income and education inequalities in brain and central nervous system cancer incidence in Canada: trends over two decades”, Journal of Cancer Prevention, 26(2), 110-117.

52. Nargesi, D.A., Hajizadeh, M., Pakdel, M.J., Gheysvandi, E. and Homaie-Rad, E. (2021) "Preferences of Iranians to select the emergency department physician at the time of service delivery", BMC Health Services Research, 21:1155. 1-7.

53. Hajizadeh, M., Hu, M., Asada, Y. and Bombay, A. (2021) “Explaining the gaps in psychological distress and suicidal behaviours between non-Indigenous and Indigenous adults living off-reserve in Canada: A cross sectional study”, CMAJ Open, 9(1), E215-E223. 

54. Homaie-Rad, E., Hajizadeh, M. and Rezaei, S., Reihanian, A., Ehsani-Chimeh, E. and Davoudi-Kiakalayeh, A. (2021) “Utilization and expenditures on traditional and herbal medicines in Iran: 2009-2016”, Journal of Herbal Medicine, 25, 100414, 1-5. 

55. Morriscey, C. and Hajizadeh, M. (2021) “Income and education inequalities in cervical cancer incidence in Canada, 1992-2010”, Journal of Public Health, 43(4), 814–823.

56. Hajizadeh, M. and Edmonds, S. (2021) "Universal pharmacare – redressing social inequities in the Canadian health system: A response to recent commentaries", International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 10(6), 356–357. (Correspondence)

57. Kodayari-Zarnaq, R., Yousefi, M., Hajizadeh, M. and Heydari, M. (2021) "Medical tourists’ perspectives on the quality of care in Iran", Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality, 32(1), 70-79.

58. Charles, M. and Hajizadeh, M. (2021) “Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of cutaneous melanoma in Canada from 1992-2010”, Journal of Public Health (Berl.), 29, 1215–1224.

59. Stolee, P., Elliott, J., Giguere A., Mallinson, S., Rockwood, K., Sims-Gould J., Baker, G.R.,Boscart, V., Burns, C., Byrne, K., Carson, J., Cook, R.J., Costa, A., Forbes, D., Giosa, J., Grindrod, K., Hajizadeh, M., 10 others. and Theou, O. (2021) “Transforming primary care for older Canadians living with frailty: study protocol of an evidence-based primary care intervention”, BMJ Open, 11(5),e042911.

60. Nouri, B., Hajizadeh, M., Bahmanpour, K., Sadafi, M., Rezaei, S. and Valiee, S. (2021) “Hand hygiene adherence in Iranian nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, Nursing Practice Today, 8(1), 11-24.

61. Okoli, C., Hajizadeh, M., Rahman, M.M. and Khanam, R. (2020) “Geographical and socioeconomic inequalities in the utilization of maternal healthcare in Nigeria: 2003-2017”, BMC Health Services Research, 20 (849): 1-14.

62. Willis, K. and Hajizadeh, M. (2020) "Socioeconomic inequalities in gastric cancer incidence in Canada: 1992–2010", Acta Oncologica, 59(11), 1333–1337. 

63. Hajizadeh, M. and Nghiem, S. (2020) “Does unwanted childbearing lead to adverse health and healthcare utilization for mother and child? Evidence from low- and middle-income countries”, International Journal of Public Health, 65, 457–468.

64. Homaie-Rad, E., Hajizadeh, M., Rezaei, S., Kouchakinejad-Eramsadati, L., Heydari, H. and Khodadadi-Hassankiadeh, N. (2020) “Explaining gender differences in transferred time to a trauma center in northern Iran”, Archives of Trauma Research, 9(4), 189-196.

65. Pulok, M.H., van Gool, K., Hajizadeh, M., Allin, S. and Hall, J. (2020) “Measuring horizontal equity in healthcare utilisation: A review of methodological developments and debates”, European Journal of Health Economics, 21(2), 171-180.

66. Homaie-Rad, E., Hajizadeh, M., Rezaei, S. and Reihanian, A. (2020) “Cigarette smoking and its financial burden among Iranian households: Evidence from Household Income and Expenditures Survey”, Journal of Research in Health Sciences, 20(4), 1-6.

67. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Ahmadi, S., Kazemi-Karyani, A., Khosravipour, M., Khosravi, F. and Latifi, A. (2020) “Decomposing socioeconomic-related inequalities in self-rated health status in Kermanshah city, Islamic Republic of Iran: a decomposition analysis”, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 26(7), 1-8. 

68. Najafi, F., Hajizadeh, M., Pasdar, Y., Salimi, Y., Hamzeh, B., Karami-Matin, B., Piroozi, B. and Rezaei, S. (2020) “Socioeconomic inequalities in tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use: Evidence from Iranian Kurds”, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 26(10), 1294-1302.

69. Rezaei, S. Hajizadeh M., Ahmadi, S., Ebrahimi, M. and Karami-Matin, B. (2020) “Socioeconomic inequality in self-medication in Iran: Cross-sectional analyses at the national and subnational levels”, ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 12, 411–421.

70. Marin, M., Hajizadeh, M., Sahebihagh, M.H., Nemati, H., Ataeiasl, M., Anbarlouei, M., Pashapour, H., Mahmoodi, M. and Mohammadpoorasl, A. (2020) “Epidemiology and determinants of self-injury among high school students in Iran: A longitudinal study”, Psychiatric Quarterly, 19(2), 127-134.

71. Hajizadeh, M.,  Johnston, G.M. and Manos, D. (2020) "Socio-economic inequalities in lung cancer incidence in Canada, 1992 - 2010: Results from the Canadian Cancer Registry", Public Health, 185, 189-195.

72. Sia, D., Tchouaket, E.N., Hajizadeh, M., Karemere, H., Onadja, Y. and Nandi, A. (2020) “The effect of gender inequalities on HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa”, Public Health, 182, 56-63.

73. Najafi, F., Pasdar, Y., Karmi-Matin, B., Rezaei, S., Kazemi-Karyani, A., Soltani, S., 18 others., Molavi, P., Hajizadeh, M. and Salimi, Y. (2020) “Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in poor mental health among Iranian adult population: Results from the PERSIAN cohort study”, BMC Psychiatry, 20(229), 1-11.

74. Dearing, M., Bowles, S., Isenor, J., Kits, O., Kouladjian-O’Donnell, L., Neville, H., Hilmer, S. Toombs, K., Sirois, C., Hajizadeh, M., Negus, A., Rockwood, K. and Reeve, E. (2020) “Pharmacist-led intervention to improve medication use in older inpatients using the Drug Burden Index: a study protocol for a before/after intervention with a retrospective control group and multiple case analysis”, BMJ Open, 10:e035656, 1-9.

75. Moradinazar, M., Najafi, F., Jalilian, F., Pasdar, Y., Hamzeh, B., Shakiba, E., Hajizadeh, M., 14 others. and Mirzaei-Alavijeh, M. (2020) “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”, Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy, 15(1), 1-11.

76. Hasan, M.M., Uddin, J., Pulok, H.M., Zaman, N. and Hajizadeh, M. (2020) “Socioeconomic inequalities in child malnutrition in Bangladesh: Do they differ by region?”, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 1079, 1-14.

77. Soofi, M., Pasdar, Y., Karmi-Matin, B., Rezaei, S., Kazemi-Karyani, A., Moradinazar, M., Soltani, S., Hajizadeh, M., 21 others. and Najafi, F. (2020) “Socioeconomic-related inequalities in oral hygiene behaviors: a cross-sectional analysis of the PERSIAN cohort study”, BMC Oral Health, 20(63), 1-11.

78. Najafi, F., Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Soofi, M., Salimi, Y., Kazemi-Karyani, A., Soltani, S., 24 others., Saki, N. and Haghdost, A.A. (2020) “Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in dental caries in Iran: a cross-sectional results from the Persian cohort study”, Archives of Public Health, 78:75, 1-11.

79. Hajizadeh, M. and Edmonds, S. (2020) “Universal pharmacare in Canada: A prescription for equity in health care”, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 9(3), 91-95.

80. Najafi, F., Soltani, S., Karmi-Matin, B., Kazemi-Karyani, A., Rezaei, S., Soofi, M., Salimi,Y. Moradinazar, M., Hajizadeh, M., 23 others. and Hosseini, S.A. (2020) “Socioeconomic - related inequalities in overweight and obesity: findings from the PERSIAN cohort study”, BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1-13.

81. Homaie-Rad, E., Amirbeik, L., Hajizadeh, M., Yousefzadeh-Chabok, S., Mohtasham-Amiri, Z., Rezaei, S. and Reihanian, A. (2019) “Determinants of utilization and out-of-pocket payments for psychiatric healthcare in Iran”, Journal of Public Mental Health, 19(2), 127-134.

82. Soofi, M., Akbari-Sari, A., Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M. and Najafi, F. (2019) “Individual time preferences and obesity: A behavioral economics analysis using a quasi-hyperbolic discounting approach”, International Journal of Social Economics, 47(1), 16-26.

83. Hajizadeh, M. (2019) “Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in child vaccination in the Gambia, the Kyrgyz Republic and Namibia”, Vaccine, 37(44), 6609-6616.

84. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Sina, A., Sedghi, S., Piroozi, B., Mohammadi-Bolbanabad, A. and Homaie-Rad, E. (2019) “Socioeconomic inequality in catastrophic healthcare expenditures in western Iran”, International Journal of Social Economics, 64(9), 1049–1060.

85. Mok, E., Henderson, M., Dasgupta, K., Rahme, E., Hajizadeh, M., Bell, L., Prevost, M., Frei, J. and Nakhla, M.M. (2019) “Group education for adolescents with type 1 diabetes during transition from pediatric to adult care: study protocol for a multi-site, randomized controlled, superiority trial (GET-IT-T1D)”, BMJ Open, 9(9), e033806,1-10.

86. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Irandoost, S.F. and Salimi, Y. (2019) "Socioeconomic inequality in dental care utilization in Iran: A decomposition approach", International Journal for Equity in Health, 18(161), 1-11.

87. Edmonds, S. and Hajizadeh, M. (2019) “Assessing progressivity and catastrophic effect of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Canada: 2010-2015”, European Journal of Health Economics, 7(20), 1001–1011.

88. Ologbenla, D., Hu, M. and Hajizadeh, M. (2019) “Socioeconomic status and incidence of pediatric leukemia in Canada: 1992–2010”, Cancer Epidemiology, 61, 14-22.

89. Rezaei, S. and Hajizadeh, M. (2019) “Measuring and decomposing socioeconomic inequality in catastrophic healthcare expenditures in Iran”, Journal of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, 52(4), 214-223.

90. Densmore, R., Hajizdeh, M. and Hu, M. (2019) “Trends in socio-economic inequalities in bladder cancer incidence in Canada: 1992–2010”, Canadian Journal of Public Health, 110(6), 722-731.

91. Hajizadeh, M., Bombay, A. and Asada, Y. (2019) “Socioeconomic inequalities in psychological distress and suicidal behaviours among Indigenous peoples living off-reserve in Canada”, CMAJ, 91 (12), E325-E336.

92. Kazemi-Karyani A., Karmi-Matin, B., Soltani, S., Rezaei, S., Soofi, M., Salimi,Y. Moradinazar, M., Hajizadeh, M., 23 others. and Najafi, F. (2019) “Socioeconomic gradient in physical activity: findings from the PERSIAN cohort study” BMC Public Health, 19(1312), 1-11.

93. Hajizadeh, M., Aiken, A. and Cox, C. (2019) “Risk factors associated with sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces: Does it vary by sex and environmental command?”, Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(8), 2581–2594.

94. Marin, S., Allahverdipour, H., Hajizadeh, M., Fakhari, A., Ansari, H. and Mohammadpoorasl, A. (2019) “Changes in risk-taking behaviors during the first year of college in the northwestern Iran: A latent transition analysis”, Journal of Research in Health Sciences, 19(4): e0046, 1-4.

95. Rezaei, S. Hajizadeh, M., Nouri, B., Ahmadi, S., Kazemi-Karyani, A., Rezaeian, S., Salimi, Y. and Kazemi-Karyani, A. (2019) “Iranian hospital efficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 32(2), 385-397

96. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Kazemi-Karyani, A., Soltani, S., Asadi, H., Bazyar, M., Mohammadi, Z., Kazemzadeh, N. and Nouri, B. (2019) “Determinants of willingness to practice medicine in underdeveloped areas: Evidence from a survey on Iranian medical students”, International Journal of Health Governance, 24(1), 31-41.

97. Mohammadpoorasl, A., Bahari, A., Marin, B. and Hajizadeh, M. (2019) “Obscenity of cigarette and hookah smoking in Iranian adolescents: A longitudinal school-based study”, International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 10; 47, 1-7.

98. Rezaei, S., Woldemichael, A., Hajizadeh, M. and Kazemi-Karyani, A. (2019) “Catastrophic healthcare expenditures among Iranian households: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 12(2), 105-115.

99. Hajizadeh, M., Hu, M., Bombay, A. and Asada, Y. (2018) “Socioeconomic inequalities in health among Indigenous peoples living off-reserve in Canada: Trends and determinants”, Health Policy, 122, 854–865.

100. Hajizadeh, M. (2018) “Socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination in low/middle-income countries: What determines the differences?”, Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 72, 719–725.

101. Rezaei, S., Karami-Matin, B., Hajizadeh, M., Soroush, A. and Nouri, B. (2018) “Prevalence of burnout among nurses in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, International Nursing Review, 65(3), 361-369.

102. Karami-Matin, B., Hajizadeh, M., Rezaeian, S., Mohammadi, M., Nouri, B. and Rezaei, S. (2018) “Period prevalence and reporting rate of medication errors among nurses in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, Journal of Nursing Management, 26(5), 498-508.

103. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M. Salimi, Y., Moradi, G. and Nouri, B. (2018) “What explains socioeconomic inequality in health-related quality of life in Iran? A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition”, Journal of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, 51(5), 219-226.

104. Kabir, K., Bahari, A., Hajizadeh, M., Allahverdipour, H., Tarrahi, M.J., Fakhari, A., Ansari, H. and Mohammadpoorasl, A. (2018) “Substance abuse behaviors among university freshman students in Iran: A latent class analysis”, Epidemiology and Health, 40, 1-6.

105. Rezaei, S. Hajizadeh, M., Zandian, H., Ghasempoor, S. and Nouri, B. (2018) “Service quality in Iranian hospitals: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, Medical Journal I.R. of Iran, 32(1), 344-351.

106. Mohammadpoorasl, A., Hajizadeh, M., Marin, S., Heidari, P. and Ghalenoee, M. (2018) “Prevalence and pattern of using of headphone and its relationship with hearing loss among students”, Health Scope, 7(4), 1-5.

107. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Soroush, A., Karami-Matin, B., Jahani, B. and Kazemi, A. (2018) “The impact of Health Sector Evolution Plan on the performance of hospitals in the west of Iran: Evidence from the Pabon Lasso model”, International Journal of Health Governance, 23(2), 111-119.

108. Rezaeian, S., Hajizadeh, M., Rezaei, S., Ahmadi, S., Kazemi-Karyani, A. and Salimi, Y. (2018) “Measuring and explaining socioeconomic inequalities in public healthcare utilization in western Iran: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey”, Journal of Research in Health Sciences, 18(2), e00415, 1-7.

109. Parvareh, M., Hajizadeh, M., Rezaei, S., Nouri, B. Moradi, G. and Esmail-Nasab, N. (2018) “Epidemiology and socio-demographic risk factors of self-immolation: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, Burns, 44(4), 767–775.

110. Hajizadeh, M. (2018) “Does socioeconomic status affect lengthy wait time in Canada? Evidence from Canadian Community Health Surveys”, European Journal of Health Economics, 19(3), 369–383.

111. Karami-Matin, B., Hajizadeh, M., Najafi, F., Homaie-Rad, E., Piroozi, B. and Rezaei, S. (2018) “The impact of health sector evolution plan on hospitalization and cesarean section rates in Iran: an interrupted time series analysis”, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 30(1), 75–79.

112. Moradi, G., Mostafavi, F., Hajizadeh, M., Amerzade, M., Mohammadi-Bolbanabad, A., Alinia, C. and Piroozi, B. (2018) “Socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities in Iran”, Iranian Journal of Public Health, 47(3), 427-434.

113. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Khosravipour, M., Khosravi, F. and Rezaeian, S. (2018) "Socioeconomic inequalities in poor health-related quality of life in Kermanshah, western Iran: A decomposition analysis", Journal of Research in Health Sciences, 18(1), e00405, 1-6.

114. Nurmsoo, S and Hajizadeh, M. (2018) “30-day readmission following operative management of adhesive small bowel obstruction”, Annals of Surgery, 267(3), e56–e57. (Letter to the Editor)

115. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Pasdar, Y., Moradinazar, M., Hamzeh, B. and Najafi, F. (2018) “Association of smoking with general and abdominal obesity: Evidence from a cohort study in western Iran”, Journal of Research in Health Sciences, 18(1), e00401, 1-5.

116. Sahebihagh M.H., Hajizadeh, M., Ansari, H., Azadeh Lesani, A., Fakhari, A. and Mohammadpoorasl, A. (2017) “Modeling the underlying tobacco smoking predictors among 1st year university students in Iran”, International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 8, 90: 1-5. 

117. Rezaei, S., Karami-Matin B., Hajizadeh, M., Bazyar, M. and  Sari, A.A. (2017) “Economic burden of smoking in Iran: A prevalence-based annual cost approach”, Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 18(10), 2867-2873.

118. Hajizadeh, M. (2017) “Legalizing marijuana in Canada — a double-edged sword: A response to recent commentaries”, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 6(3), 181-182. (Correspondence)

119. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Kazemi, A., Khosravipour, M., Khosravi, F. and Rezaeian, S.  (2017) “Determinants of health-related quality of life in Iranian adults: Evidence from a cross-sectional study”, Epidemiology and Health, 39, 1-8.

120. Ansari, H., Mohammadpoorasl, A., Shahedifar, N., Sahebihagh, M.H., Fakhari, A. and Hajizadeh, M.  (2017) "Internet addiction and interpersonal communication skills among high school students in Tabriz, Iran", Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 11(2), e4778, 1-6. 

121. Rezaei, S., Hajizadeh, M., Fathi, F., Zandian, H. and Nouri, B. (2017) “Period prevalence and reporting rate of needlestick injuries to nurses in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, Research in Nursing & Health, 40(4), 311-322.

122. Fathi, A., Hajizadeh, M., Moradi, K., Zandian, H., Dezhkameh, M., Kazemzadeh, S. and Rezaei, S. (2017) “Medication errors among nurses in teaching hospitals in the west of Iran: what we need to know about prevalence, types, and barriers to reporting”, Epidemiology and Health, 39, 1-7.

123. Rezaei, S., Karami-Matin, B., Hajizadeh, M., Soroush, A., Mohammadi, Z., Babakhany, M. and Jamshidi, K. (2017) “Evaluating service quality in the higher education sector in Iran: An examination of students’ perspective”, International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 10(2), 146-155.

124. Rezaei, S., Karami-Matin, B. and Hajizadeh, M.  (2016) “Comment on: Economic burden of thalassemia major in Iran, 2015”, Journal of Research in Health Sciences, 16(4), 233-234. (Letter to the Editor)

125. Hajizadeh, M. and Nandi, A. (2016) “The socioeconomic gradient of secondhand smoke exposure in children: Evidence from 26 low-income and middle-income countries”, Tobacco Control, 25, e146–e155.

126. Sia, D., Onadja, Y., Hajizadeh, M., Heymann, J., Brewer, T.F. and Nandi, A. (2016) "What explains gender inequalities in HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys", BMC Public Health, 16(1136), 1-18.

127. Rezaei, S., Ghahramani, E., Hajizadeh, M., Nouri, B., Bayazidi, S. and Khezrnejad, F. (2016) “Dental care utilization in the west of Iran: A cross-sectional analysis of socioeconomic determinants”, International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 9(4), 235-241.

128. Hajizadeh, M., Mitnitski, A., and Rockwood, K. (2016) “Socioeconomic gradient in health in Canada: Is the gap widening or narrowing?”, Health Policy, 120, 1040–1050.

129. Hajizadeh, M. (2016) “Legalizing and regulating marijuana in Canada: Review of potential economic, social and health impacts”, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 5(8), 453-456.

130. Nandi, A., Hajizadeh, M., Harper, S., Koski, A., Strumpf, E. and Heymann, J. (2016) “Increased duration of paid maternity leave lowers infant mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a quasi-experimental study”, PLoS Medicine, 13(3), 1-18.

131. Hajizadeh, M., Campbell, M.K. and Sarma, S. (2016) “A spatial econometric analysis of adult obesity: Evidence from Canada”, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 9(3), 329-363.

132. Alimoradi, F., Javadi, M., Mohammadpoorasl, A., Moulodi, F. and Hajizadeh, M. (2016) “The effect of key characteristics of the title and morphological features of published articles on their citation rates”, Annals of Library and Information Studies, 63 (1), 74-77.

133. Rezaei, S., Fallah, R., Kazemi-Karyani, A., Daroudi, R. Karami-Matin, B and Hajizadeh, M. (2016) “Determinants of healthcare expenditures in Iran: Evidence from a time-series analysis”, Medical Journal I.R. of Iran, 30(1), 6-14.

134. Hajizadeh, M., Heymann, J., Strumpf, E., Harper, S., and Nandi, A. (2015) “Paid maternity leave and childhood vaccination uptake: Longitudinal evidence from 20 low-and-middle-income countries”, Social Science & Medicine, 140, 104-117.  

135. Alam, N., Hajizadeh, M., Dumont, A. and Fournier, P. (2015) “Inequalities in maternal health care utilization in sub-Saharan African countries: A multiyear and multi-country analysis”, PLoS One, 10(4), 1-16.

136. Hajizadeh, M., Alam, N. and Nandi, A. (2014) “Social inequalities in the utilization of maternal care in Bangladesh: Have they widened or narrowed in recent years?”, International Journal for Equity in Health, 13(120), 1-11.

137. Robert, E., Hajizadeh, M., El-Bialy, R. and Bidisha, S.H. (2014) “Globalization and the diffusion of ideas: Why we should acknowledge the roots of mainstream ideas in global health”, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 3(1), 7-9. (Perspective)

138. Hajizadeh, M., Connelly, L.B. and Butler, J.R.G. (2014) “Health policy and equity of health care financing in Australia: 1973-2010”, Review of Income and Wealth, 60(2), 298–322.

139. Hajizadeh, M., Campbell, M.K. and Sarma, S. (2014) “Socioeconomic inequalities in obesity risk in Canada: Trend and decomposition analyses”, European Journal of Health Economics, 15(2), 203-221. 

140. Hajizadeh, M., Nandi, A. and Heymann, J. (2014) “Social inequality in infant mortality: What explains the variation across low and middle income countries?”, Social Science & Medicine, 101, 36-46.

141. Rostami, F., Mohammadpoorasl, A. and Hajizadeh, M. (2014) “The effect of characteristics of title on citation rates of articles”, Scientometrics, 98(3), 2007-2010.

142. Hajizadeh, M., Sia, D., Heymann, J. and Nandi, A. (2014) “Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV/AIDS prevalence in Sub-Saharan African countries: Evidence from Demographic Health Surveys”, International Journal for Equity in Health, 13(18), 1-22.

143. Sarma, S., Hajizadeh, M., Thind, A. and Chan, R. (2013) “The association between Health Information Technology adoption and family physicians’ practice patterns in Canada: Evidence from the 2007 and 2010 National Physician Surveys”, Healthcare Policy, 9(1), 97-117.

144. Hajizadeh, M. and Nghiem, H.S. (2013) “Hospital care in Iran: An examination of national health system performance”, International Journal of Healthcare Management, 6(3), 201-210.

145. Guimaraes, P.N., Hongoh, V., Hajizadeh, M. and Sia, D. (2013) “Disclosure of HIV status and stigma in rural communities in Brazil: A conundrum for researchers”, BioéthiqueOnline, 2, 1-4.

146. Hajizadeh, M., Connelly, L.B., Butler, J.R.G. and Khosravi, A. (2012) “Unmet need and met unneed in health care utilisation in Iran”, International Journal of Social Economics, 39(6), 400-422.

147. Mohammadpoorasl, A., Fakhari, A., Akbari, H., Karimi, F., Arshadi, M.B., Rostami, F. and Hajizadeh, M. (2012) "Addiction relapse and its predictors: A prospective study", Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy, 3(1), 1-3.

148. Hajizadeh, M., Connelly, L.B. and Butler, J.R.G. (2012) “Health policy and horizontal inequities of health care utilisation in Australia: 1983-2005”, Applied Economics Letters, 19(18), 1765-1775.

149. Hajizadeh, M. and Nghiem, H.S. (2011) “Out-of-pocket expenditures for hospital care in Iran: Who is at risk of incurring catastrophic payments?” International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 11(4), 267-285.

150. Hajizadeh, M. and Connelly, L.B. (2010) “Equity of health care financing in Iran: The effect of extending health insurance to the uninsured”, Oxford Development Studies, 38(4), 461-476.

Books

1. Hajizadeh, M. (2015) Health Economics, 2nd Edition, Nashreh Jamehnegar, Tehran, Iran.

2. Giyasi, M., Haghparast, H., Abotorabi, A. and Hajizadeh, M. (2009) Health Care Administration: Questions and Answers, Nashreh Jamehnegar, 2nd Edition Tehran, Iran.

Non-refereed Publications and Reports

1. Gahagan, J., Condran, B. and Hajizadeh, M. (2015) “HIV Point-of-Care-Testing (POCT) in Canada: Action Plan 2015-2020”. Halifax, NS: Dalhousie University.

2. Hajizadeh, M., Campbell, M.K. and Sarma, S. (2012) “Does spatial heterogeneity influence adult obesity in Canada? Spatial panel data analysis” 11th Canadian Health Economist's Study Group, Edmonton, Canada.

3. Hajizadeh, M. and Connelly, L.B. (2009) “Equity of health care financing in Iran”, Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, Working Paper Number 5, ACERH, Canberra.