background and objective: fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) is well accepted as a useful diagnostic technique in the management of adult patients with head and neck lumps. but, until recently, very few reports have been obtained regarding the role of fnac in nonthyroidal neck masses in children. hence, the objective of our study was to determine the diagnostic value of fine needle aspirati...

no studies have been reported on children obesity prevalence of guangzhou, one of the most urbanized areas in china. this study tracks the secular trends of obesity prevalence of children.the data were derived from the surveys on students' constitution and health carried out by government. randomly, 3832 students in 2007, 13141 in 2008, 14052 in 2009, 13750 in 2010, and 15225 in 2011, aged 7-12...

background: fertility intention is one of the strongest predictors of couple’s fertility behavior that is affected by many variables. this study aimed to identify the relationship of socio-demographic factors, fertility behavior, and child’s perceived value with fertility intention of women in a region in the east iran methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 241 married women aged b...

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the pattern of maxillofacial fractures in three age groups of adults, adolescents, and children, using CT scan images. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, CT scan images of 230 patients with maxillofacial trauma during one year were examined in terms of the number and site of fractures. The patients were divided into three age groups, chil...

Background: Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world. If left untreated, ID will lead to iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and other irreversible consequences. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended reticulocyte hemoglobin content (Ret-He) as an alternative laboratory examination to screen and detect ID. We aimed to compare Ret-He with other laboratory pa...