Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1983 29(3):133-134; doi:10.1093/tropej/29.3.133
© 1983 by Oxford University Press
Volume of Household Measures
A Matter of Concern
CESAR G. VICTORA and
VICTOR HUGO COELHO
Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Pelotas C. P. 464, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
One-hundred middle-class homes in the city of Pelotas were visited in order to measure the volumes of teaspoons, dessertspoons and tablespoons. The data obtained show that spoons are consistently smaller than expected from reading medical textbooks. The importance of these findings to careful prescribing are discussed.

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