To determine the prevalence and type of anisometropia among school going children to study association degree with severity amblyopia. A hospital based cross-sectional carried on 500 up 10th grade (Age group:- 5 years 16 years) selected by non-probability convenient sampling according inclusion exclusion criteria. The clinical profile these was evaluated in department ophthalmology, P.D.U Govt....

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...

This paper examines the consequences of child support enforcement on children’s consumption. I model the interaction in separated couples as a repeated game between the noncustodial father and the custodial mother who exclusively controls the child’s consumption. The father can only in‡uence the child’s consumption through transfers to the mother. Initially, parents agree on transfer payments a...

Diabetes mellitus is now fast emerging as one of the biggest health catastrophes the world has ever witnessed. It has huge global and societal implications, particularly in developing countries such as China and India [1]. China is now bring with it potential massive increase in type 1 diabetes (2-5% per annum increases in incidence in the world’s most populous countries) and childhood obesity ...