Medicine dosing by weight in the home: Can parents accurately weigh preschool children? A method comparison study
(2011)
Journal Article
Hay, A. D., Peters, T. J., Redmond, N. M., Montgomery, A. A., Costelloe, C., Fletcher, M., & Hollinghurst, S. (2011). Medicine dosing by weight in the home: Can parents accurately weigh preschool children? A method comparison study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 96(12), 1187-1190. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2011-300600
Objective: To determine the accuracy with which parents can estimate preschool children's weight using home scales in order to calculate antipyretic dose. Design: Cross-sectional, method comparison study. Setting and participants: 156 preschool child... Read More about Medicine dosing by weight in the home: Can parents accurately weigh preschool children? A method comparison study.