From the Department of Pathology, Chil­ dren’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School — both in Boston (H.C.K.); and the Department of Pediatrics, Washing­ ton University School of Medicine, St. Louis (B.T.T.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Kinney at the Department of Pathol­ ogy, Enders Bldg. 1112, Children’s Hospi­ tal Boston, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, or at hannah.kinney@childrens...

This paper outlines the development of childrens' understanding about the concept of death, and describes common grief reactions. Using this framework, the principle elements of talking with children on such a sensitive topic are discussed. A variety of potential clinical interventions at individual, family and group levels are proposed.

392. Vancomycin Dosing and Concentrations at a Large UniversityAffiliated County Hospital Gilmer Youn, MD; Emi Minejima, PharmD; Lironn Kraler, BS; Brenda Jones, MD; Michael Neely, MD; School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Childrens Hospital Los An...

Medically compromised patients with disordered eating are admitted to the childrens ward of the Gold Coast University Hospital following a treatment protocol, including immediate insertion of nasogastic tube and commencement of enteral feeding, which is independent of admitting diagnosis, including anorexia nervosa, eating disorder not otherwise specified, anxiety and mood disorders. Data has b...

OBJECTIVE The Maternal PKU Collaborative Study (MPKUCS) was initiated in 1984 by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The purpose was to assess the efficacy of dietary restriction of phenylalanine in reducing morbidity in offspring of women with hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA). A contract was awarded to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles as the Coordinating Center to pr...

BACKGROUND This study was conducted with the aim of determining how students' perceived smoking-cancer relationship and cardiovascular health attitudes affect childrens' views of smoking. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample of this descriptive-cross sectional study comprised 574 subjects between the ages of 11-15. The data were collected using the Children's Cardiovascular Health Promotion Attit...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the health effects of children of alcoholics and the role of self-esteem. A sample of 400 COAs (Male = 201; Female = 199) was identified with the help of community workers using a snowball sampling technique by audit questionnaire. The result of the study showed that the health effects of COA had a significant negative correlation with the level of se...

Deirdre A. Kelly, John C. Bucuvalas, Estella M. Alonso, Saul J. Karpen, Upton Allen, Michael Green, Douglas Farmer, Eyal Shemesh, and Ruth A. McDonald Liver Unit, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, National Health Service Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Integrated Solid Organ Transplant Program, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital, Cincinnati, OH; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutritio...