Vitamin D status of chronically ill or disabled children in Victoria

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 543-547

  Greenway, A ^a   Zacharin, M ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronically ill; Disabled; Hypovitaminosis D

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CALCIFEDIOL; IRON; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE TURNOVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OUTPATIENT; PARAMETER; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SKIN COLOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; PREVALENCE; VICTORIA; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0142057191     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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