Marian Mamdouh Fayez Aziz <br/><br/>
Motor and cognitive assessment for preschool passive smoking  children in Cairo /  
 تأثير التدخين السلبي على النمو الذهنى والحركي لدي الاطفال ماقبل المدرسة في القاهرة  
Marian Mamdouh Fayez Aziz ; Supervised Amira Mohamed Eltohamy 
 - Cairo :   Marian Mamdouh Fayez Aziz ,   2018 
 - 150 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm  
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics 
<br/><br/> Purpose To study the effect of passive smoking on 52:70 months childrens motor and cognitive development. Subjects: One hundred apparent healthy volunteers children of both sexes with age range from 52 to70 months were enrolled in the current study were classified into two groups Group I (passive smoker children) and Group II (non passive smoker children).Each group consisted of 50 children. Methods: Motor development was evaluated by Peabody developmental motor scale -2 and cognitive development was evaluated by Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) for both groups of children of smokers` and non smokers` parents. Results: There was a statistical significant difference of Wechsler Preschool And Primary Scale Of Intelligence and Peabody developmental motor scale -2 was recorded except object manipulation and stationary for Group I (children of smokers` parents).Conclusion: Passive smoking has effects on motor and cognitive development in preschool passive smoking children 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Cognitive development  Motor development Passive smoking