Background &Objective: Micronutrient deficiencies are the most common nutritional disorders in the world in which iron deficiency is the most important one. This study was done for investigating the prevalence of iron deficiency and its anemia in children and their mothers in Birjand city in 2011.Materials & Methods: 143 children of 1-5 years old who referred to the health care centers of Birja...

EXTRACTThere are some hypothesis that the children do not feel pain. These assumptions are based on circumstantial and theoretical evidence. This theory believes that children, especially infants are not able to understand the pain because Their nervous system is immature. However, these assumptions are acceptable for all of people except about children. There is evidence that children continuo...

Many researches show that approximately 50 percent of all autistic children never acquire functional speech. Using Augmentative and Alternative communication System (AAC) is necessary for these children. The Picture Exchange Communication system (PECS) is a communication program that has become widely used, especially with children with autism. This paper, reports the results of a review of the...

Background and Aim: Children who were born from untreated hypothyroid mothers, have lower intelligence quotient (IQ( levels in school age in comparison with same age group. Nonetheless, the effect of hypothyroidism, especially subclinical form on fetal neuronal cell growth and subsequent imprints on intelligence and learning are unclear. This study was designed to evaluate intellectual develop...