Effect of Daily Cod Liver Oil and a Multivitamin-Mineral Supplement with Selenium on Upper Respiratory Tract Pediatric Visits by Young, Inner-City, Latino Children: Randomized Pediatric Sites

We studied the effect of daily supplementation with lemon-flavored cod liver oil and a children's multivitamin-mineral supplement containing selenium on the number of pediatric visits by young, inner-city, Latino children from late autumn of 2002 through early spring of 2003. Two private pediat...

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Published in:Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology rhinology & laryngology, 2004-11, Vol.113 (11), p.891-901
Main Authors: Linday, Linda A., Tapia-Mendoza, Juan, Shindledecker, Richard D., Dolitsky, Jay N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Cod Liver Oil - therapeutic use
Female
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Research Design
Respiratory Tract Diseases - prevention & control
Respiratory Tract Infections - prevention & control
Urban Population
Vitamins - therapeutic use
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Summary:We studied the effect of daily supplementation with lemon-flavored cod liver oil and a children's multivitamin-mineral supplement containing selenium on the number of pediatric visits by young, inner-city, Latino children from late autumn of 2002 through early spring of 2003. Two private pediatric offices with similar demographics, located 1.1 miles apart in upper Manhattan, New York City, were randomized to a supplementation site and a medical records control site. Ninety-four children (47 at each site), 6 months to 5 years of age, were enrolled. The mean age of the supplementation group was 2.03 years (SD, ±1.04 years); that of the control group was 2.08 years (SD, ±1.10 years). Children ≥1 year of age in the supplementation group received 1 teaspoon of lemon-flavored cod liver oil per day and one half-tablet of a children's multivitamin-mineral; the starting dose was halved for children
ISSN:0003-4894
1943-572X
DOI:10.1177/000348940411301108