introduction: malnutrition remains the most serious children health problem and the most main cause of children mortality in the world health organization (who) eastern mediterranean region. nearly one-third of children in the region are either underweight or stunted, and more than 30% of the population suffers from micro-nutrient deficiencies.the aim of this study is to determine the prevalenc...

in order to determine the normal values of total ige in children, 3270 sera were taken from 0-14 year old males and females in different parts of tehran, the capital of iran. the technique which was used to measure total ige was elisa method using monoclonal anti-ige antibody. the results of this research indicated that the lower value for ige was detected in children at birth (x=3.s3 iu/ml), w...

background in iran, brucellosis mainly is transmitted from animals to humans of non-occupational ways, thus its prevalence in children is equal to adults or higher than them, thus in view of etiology and public health studying the epidemiological pattern of brucellosis in children is important. present study aimed to investigate the epidemiologic characteristics of brucellosis in children under...

background: due to difficulty of obtaining a 24h urine (especially in children), a random urine calcium sample is recommended to detect of hypercalciuria. however, recent studies have shown that the urinary calcium/creatinine ratio varies with age and geographic areas. so, the aim of this study was determining the normal value of urinary calcium to creatinine ratio in healthy adolescent’s child...

background: sickle-cell anemia is characterized by defective hemoglobin synthesis with production of sickle hemoglobin. sickle red blood cells become deformed and rigid with difficulty to pass through narrow capillaries and frequent clotting and thrombosis leading to repetitive vascular occlusions and progressive organ damage. we conducted this work to study some adrenal functions using acth st...

Background and Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the association between parental behavior and the dietary intake of Tehranian preschool children aged 2-6 years. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study conducted on 310 children aged 2-6 years from the kindergartens of 22 districts of Tehran, a qualitative validated 85-item food frequency questionnaire was completed b...

introduction: attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity - impulsivity behavior. adhd is frequently accompanied by developmental coordination disorder (dcd). motor coordination is a complex performance of interaction between visual perceptual, neuromuscular coordination, memory, attention and balance. one of the most important p...

backgrounds: the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy for children with chronic pain (chact) on quality of life of 7 to 12 year-old children. thus, the basic problem of the current study is whether chact can increase the quality of life on 7 to 12 year-old children with chronic pain?   materials and methods: according to the criteria of chronic pa...

the aim of this study was to demonstrate that handgrip strength test can discriminate the presence/absence of asthma and between intermittent and moderate persistent asthma in children. 140 children (70 healthy and 70 with asthma) completed the pediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire (paqlq) and performed the handgrip strength test. forty-eight hours later, subjects performed spirometry....