Rickets in Nigerian children: A consequence of calcium malnutrition

Metabolism

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 209-213

  Okonofua, F ^a,b   Gill, D S ^a,b   Alabi, Z O ^a,b   Thomas, M ^a,b   Bell, J L ^a,b   Dandona, P ^a,b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM GLUCONATE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROXYCHOLECALCIFEROLS; MALE; NIGERIA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OSTEOCALCIN; RICKETS;

EID: 0025963958     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0026-0495(91)90177-X     Document Type: Article

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