Vitamin and mineral supplementation in Down's syndrome.

@article{Bennett1983VitaminAM,
  title={Vitamin and mineral supplementation in Down's syndrome.},
  author={Forrest C. Bennett and S. McClelland and Elinor Kriegsmann and Lydia Andrus and Clifford J. Sells},
  journal={Pediatrics},
  year={1983},
  volume={72 5},
  pages={
          707-13
        }
}
The claim that large, nonspecific doses of vitamins and minerals improve the performance of mentally retarded children has recently reappeared in both the scientific literature and the public media. This hypothesis was examined in a double-blind, case-control study involving 20 home-reared children with Down's syndrome between 5 and 13 years of age. Children were randomly assigned by matched pairs to either a vitamin/mineral group or placebo group for an 8-month study period. No significant… 
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