ôbjective: the problem of runaway girls is one of the social problems which has become more prevalent and is considered a serious challenge for families, welfare centers and governmental organizations in ïran. this study aimed at determining the demographic, personality and psychopathology characteristic of a sample of runaway girls in shiraz, ïran. methods: fifty girls who had escaped from the...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different rhythms of music on some central and peripheral fatigue indices in non-athlete young females. for this purpose, 38 healthy female students were randomly divided into three groups: fast music group or exp1 (n=13, m+sd age: 22+2 years), slow music group or exp2 (n=13, m+sd age: 23+2 years) and control group (n=12,m+sd age: 23+2 year...

introduction: adenoid hypertrophy is the most common cause of chronic airway obstruction in children. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adenotonsillectomy on sleep and behavioral disorders in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy.   materials and methods: in a prospective observational study, all children with an indication of adenotonsillectomy based on american academy of...

OBJECTIVE To assess gender differences and delay in presentation of childhood squint in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS It was a series of children presenting with squint at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. We retrospectively studied the cases presenting between February 2000 and July 2007. RESULTS A total of 107 children with squint were seen. Of these, 55 (52.4%) wer...

the main aim of this project was the assessment, for the first time, anthropometrically, the nutritional status in school girls' population aging from 7 to 10 years in ahwaz city and ultimately compare their growth rate with other findings obtained from different part of iran and also with the proposed standards of nchs in this respect. this study was conducted on 1200 apparently healthy school...

introdouction: the major demand for orthodontic treatment is associated with esthetic complaints rather than with the severity of occlusal irregularities. this study evaluated the relationship between orthodontic treatment need based on index of complexity, outcome, and need (icon) and orthodontic- specific quality of life (qol) among high school students in shiraz. materials and methods: based...

Sixty eight children born in 1977 who were taking part in an unrelated study of childhood asthma were selected to have their serum cholesterol concentrations measured at birth, and at 4 months and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11 years of age. Concentrations of high density lipoprotein were measured at 5 and 11 years. Cholesterol values increased rapidly from birth and plateaued at 1 year. There was a fur...