Etiology of rickets in Nigerian children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 5 I, 1996, Pages 692-694

  Oginni, L M ^a   Worsfold, M ^a   Oyelami, O A ^a   Sharp, C A ^a   Powell, D E ^a   Davie, M W J ^a  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCITRIOL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETS; URINARY EXCRETION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029932053     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)80137-5     Document Type: Article

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