OBJECTIVE To describe the development of the Impact of Migraine on Partners and Adolescent Children (IMPAC) scale. BACKGROUND Although existing data and clinical experience suggest that the impact of migraine is pervasive and extends beyond the individual with migraine, no validated tools exist for assessing the impact of migraine on the family. METHODS The Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and...

OBJECTIVES The current study retrospectively investigated the differences in anthropometric and fitness characteristics of junior rugby league players selected onto a talent identification and development (TID) programme between long-term career progression levels (i.e., amateur, academy, professional). DESIGN Retrospective design. METHODS Former junior rugby league players (N=580) selected...

aging coefficient (ac) or aged-child ratio or age composition; takes into account the numbers and areas at both ends of the age distribution simultaneously. ac is the total number of individuals aged 65 years and more, divided by the total number of individuals aged 14 years, multiplied by 100. herein, age composition in iranian popu1ations, according to different provinces, place of residence ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the consumption of a nutrient-enriched formula after hospital discharge determines different growth and weight gain composition in preterm infants according to intra- and extrauterine growth pattern. METHODS Two hundred seven preterm infants were randomized at term-corrected age to receive treatment A (term formula) or B (nutrient-enriched formula) up to 6 mon...