very year, mild, self-limited, to severe cases of respiratory nfections are very common, particularly during the winter easons in the South of Brazil. Respiratory viruses are themost ommon causes of these infections. However, bacterial agents ay also be involved. Bordetella pertussis is a well-known cause f respiratory infection,which startswith cold-like symptoms, ut contrary to viral infectio...

how to cite this article: ghaffari j, abbaskhanian a, jalili m, yazdani charati y. iq score of children with persistent or perennial allergic rhinitis: comparison with healthy children. iran j child neurol. 2014 summer; 8(3): 44-48.   abstract objective prevalence of allergies is different around the world. allergic rhinitis is a common chronic disease in children. intelligence quotient (iq) is...

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