This study aimed to investigate the relationship between age at onset and time to first pharmacological treatment in patients with either bipolar I or II disorder. A total of 146 consecutive in-patients acutely admitted from the same catchment area were included. Patients were divided into four age groups: 0-12 years (23%); 13-18 years (32%); 19-29 years (26%); and > or =30 years (18%). Mean ag...

total, regional and segmental growth rate of vertebral column were studied during the postnatal life of 30 male camels. these animals were into five groups of neonate, 1 y, 2.5-3y, 4-4.5y, 5.5-6y and 7-10 years divided. the results revealed that, although the growth rate was higher in younger animals than the older ones, but it was not constant in an regions and it was varied according to the a...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: scrubbing is the most common brushing method for children. the goal of our study was to find out what time length of scrubbing could be most effective on the reduction of plaque index among children of 10 to 12 years. materials and methods: in this interventional experimental research, 60 primary school children...

background: the mean platelet volume (mpv) is the most commonly used measure of platelet size and is a potential marker of platelet reactivity. in this study, we aimed to explore the relationship between hepatic  histopathology in viral hepatitis and mpv levels,which are associated with platelet count and activity. materials and methods: we performed a retrospective case-control study of baseli...

This study defined a wealth index that was strongly correlated with a health indicator: the survival of children aged less than five years. This index allowed the most vulnerable social groups for health outcomes to be identified. These groups could become the target for focused interventions and in particular for health-insurance schemes. The study was based on a thorough analysis of data coll...