Rapid assessment of the prevalence of lower limb clinical rickets in Bangladesh

Public Health

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-144

  Karim, F ^a   Chowdhury, A M R ^a   Gani, M S ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Clinical rickets; Lowerlimb; Prevalence; Rapid assessment

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; MALNUTRITION; RICKETS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN D RESISTANT RICKETS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0037348723     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(02)00017-3     Document Type: Article

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