Arch Pediat Adol Med
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Jan 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical TrialVitamin A and respiratory syncytial virus infection. Serum levels and supplementation trial.
To determine the benefit of oral vitamin A supplementation for acute respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. ⋯ Serum vitamin A and RBP levels were low in children hospitalized with RSV infection and were lower in children admitted to the intensive care unit. Hospitalized control patients in intensive care also had lower levels than those treated on the ward. We observed no benefit from oral vitamin A supplementation for children hospitalized with RSV infection.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Jan 1996
Content analysis of prime-time television medical news. A pediatric perspective.
To assess child health news broadcasts by a major regional television station and to evaluate the attitudes of parents and pediatricians about the context and value of television news reports. ⋯ Television news reports are important sources of child health information. Pediatric topics on local and national news programs often do not focus on topics considered of highest priority by parents and pediatricians. Greater awareness by pediatricians of the potential value of television news as a tool for public health education is warranted.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Jan 1996
Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of rectal, axillary, and forehead temperatures.
To assess whether axillary and forehead temperatures accurately reflect the rectal temperature (the criterion standard) ⋯ Previous studies that have suggested that axillary and forehead temperatures do not provide a reliable guide to the rectal temperature have all used inappropriate methods of analysis (correlation coefficients or sensitivity and specificity); previous studies that have based their conclusions on the correct method of analysis (paired differences and their SDs) have all found that the axillary temperature gives a good indication of the rectal temperature. The axillary temperature can be measured safely at any age, and the axillary temperature plus 1 degree C is a good guide to the rectal temperature in patients older than 1 month. Forehead strip thermometers are easy to use, but they do not estimate the rectal temperature as accurately as the axillary temperature does.