Higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in mothers of rachitic than nonrachitic children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-111

  Dawodu, Adekunle ^a   Agarwal, Mukesh ^b   Sankarankutty, Matt ^b   Hardy, Denis ^b   Kochiyil, Jose ^b   Badrinath, Padmanabhan ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D RESISTANT RICKETS;

ARABS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; PREVALENCE; RICKETS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 22144433739     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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