Patients in the control group received standard care delivered by the community mental health teams. |
The possibly calming effect of having family present for the control group during the intervention could have played a part in the reaction. |
The control group was maintained in a similar chamber ventilated with filtered air. |
This study is a preliminary report of the case series without a control group for comparison. |
Results showed a significant improvement in the iron, iodine and vitamin A status of these children compared to a control group. |
Table 4 shows the relative mortality of this group of patients compared with the control group. |