title: What do parents know about vitamins?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ramsell
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins