results in this study, 191 patients (14%) had febrile convulsion. according to the results, respiratory tract infection was mentioned in 97 cases (47.3%) and considered as the leading cause of fever. conclusions according to results, it seems that clinicians should assess patients with infectious disease thoroughly to prevent further health problems. patients and methods this descriptive cross-...

Measurements of height and weight are important data source relating to growth and development, puberty, and nutritional status of children and adolescents. In clinical setting, the charts of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), USA, are used in Iran. A survey identified significant differences in weight- and height-for-age across provinces, between urban and rural children. Althou...

A number of studies have shown that attending elderly care homes (ECHs) increases the risk of negative emotions, conflicts and psychological stresses and consequently, susceptibility to a variety of diseases in elderlies. Accordingly, the aim of the present research was to evaluate and compare the prevalence of psychosomatic disorders among elderlies living in the ECHs and community dwelling el...

1 Assistant professor, Oro-maxillofacial developmental diseases research center, Department of oral medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Dental school, Rasht, Iran 2 Associate professor, Dental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Dental School, Mashhad, Iran 3 Assistant professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Mashhad University of Medical Scie...

a Department of Endodontics, Dental School, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran; b Department of Endodontics, Dental School, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran; c Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental School, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran; d Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Babol University of Medical Science...

Zahra Shahrivar, Maryam Kousha, Shirin Moallemi, Mehdi Tehrani-Doost & Javad Alaghband-Rad Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Department of Psychiatry, Gillan University...