Abstract Background Leukemia is the most prevalent childhood cancer, and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) constitutes 75% of all cases. Some epidemiological studies have shown a relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and some childhood cancers. In the present study, an attempt was made to assess socioeconomical status in a case-control study. Materials and Methods In 2010, a c...

This paper aims to propose an invitation look at the kind of childhood we have been constructing from practices Special Education, in articulation with Early Childhood Education. It problematizes discursive webs formed this articulation, considering way that Education teachers working public schools regard childhood. Such discussions derived uneasiness thinking about how producing childhood, gi...

Background: Childhood masturbation (CM) is considered a variant of normal sexual behavior; however, it is commonly misdiagnosed as epilepsy and movement disorders. As the first study from Iran, we analyzed a large population of infants and children with CM in a case-control study and evaluated the value of mucus in urine analysis as an alternative diagnostic tool for CM.Methods: A total of 623 ...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of  training on personality formation and mental development of childhood and adolescence. It is important to understand how children develop physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually to know that all areas of development are equally as important as each other, and that all impact on one another. Biological and cognitive changes ...

Background: Environment of Basrah is seriously contaminated with chemical leukomogens as a result of recent military conflicts. Many studies in the past few years have reported an increase in the incidence of leukemia in Basrah. This study was designed to study the risk and pattern of childhood leukemia in Basrah, Iraq, from 2003 to 2007.Materials and Methods: This hospital-based cancer registr...

Background: There might be a close link between neonatal icterus and/or neonatal phototherapy and childhood asthma. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between neonatal icterus and/or phototherapy and the likelihood of childhood asthma among Iranian population. Materials and Methods The present case-control study was performed on 102 consecutive asthmatic children hospitalized at...

Background: Leukemia is the most common cancer in children. We aimed to evaluate the association between exposure to magnetic fields and childhood leukemia. Materials and Methods: In this overview,the relevant articles evaluating the association between exposure to magnetic fields...

background: early dental caries in childhood is one of the health problems. this survey was carried out to determine the prevalence of dental caries and its contributing factors among 3-6 year old children in varamin, iran kindergartens. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 838 children aged 3-6 years from varamin kindergartens were selected by census and examined for dental caries using who...

behavior refers to the actions made by organisms in conjunction with their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment. lots of types of behavior exist such as conscious or unconscious, voluntary or involuntary and overt or covert. childhood has a remarkable role on formation of human behavior in his later life which already has been pro...