What do parents know about vitamins?

نویسندگان

  • M L Ko
  • N Ramsell
  • J A Wilson
چکیده

Parents of 120 children attending child health clinics answered a questionnaire on their understanding of vitamins. Fifty four children (45%) were taking vitamins; 12 (22%) were given the wrong dose. Only 19 parents (35%) knew when to stop supplements and 25 (46%) did not realise overdosage was potentially harmful. Only six children (11%) were receiving professional supervision. This indicates a need to improve parental understanding and professional supervision.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of disease in childhood

دوره 67 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1992