In response to the 1998 APA Division 40 Presidential Address: so where's the beef?

During the 1998 Division 40 presidential address by Linas Bieliauskas in San Francisco, several assertions were made contending that professional schools of psychology (PSP) had a deleterious effect on clinical neuropsychology by lowering professional standards, removing science from the curriculum, and producing mediocre clinicians. Bieliauskas reported to the author that he had based his opinion, in part, on data indicating that Boulder model graduates attained superior mean scores on the Examination for the Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) as compared to their Vail model counterparts. In order to determine whether significant differences existed between the two groups, a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted using the 1997 EPPP scores reported by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB, 1997). The author also provides a response to Bieliauskas' (1998) assertions.

Factores de riesgo de Crystosporidium en niños menores de un año con enfermedad diarreica aguda en la provincia de Ciego de Avila, Cuba

Se efectúa un estudio analítico de casos y controles en niños con enfermedad diarreica aguda menores de un año en el hospital provincial Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola de la provincia de Ciego de Avila, Cuba. Se estudian 37 casos y 185 controles efectuándose el apariamiento por grupos de edades, sexo o procedencia urbana o rural. Fuente de informaciónde las variables analizadas fueron encuestas aplicadas a las madres y la revisión de la historia clínic. Se aplicó el programa Epinfo versión 6 para el cálculo de Odds Ratio (OR). Se detectaron como factores de riesgo el uso de la lactancia mixta o artificial, la presencia de animales domésticos en la vivienda y el lavado de las manos por las madres antes de preparar los alimentos. (AU)