Aramesh, Kiarash (July 2018). "Science and Pseudoscience in Traditional Iranian Medicine". Archives of Iranian Medicine. 21 (7). Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences: 315–323. PMID30041531.
Ansari, Ali M. (2012). The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran. Cambridge Middle East Studies. Vol. 40. Cambridge University Press. p. 282. ISBN9780521687171. ISSN1365-5698.