Florid rickets associated with prolonged breast feeding without vitamin D supplementation

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7175, 1999, Pages 39-40

  Mughal, M Z ^a   Salama, H ^a   Greenaway, T ^a   Laing, I ^a   Mawer, E B ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETS; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNOLOGY;

BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; RICKETS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033513608     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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