Treatment of malabsorption vitamin D deficiency myopathy with intramuscular vitamin D

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 719-722

  Alyaarubi, Saif ^a   Rodd, Celia ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intramuscular calciferol; Malabsorption; Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCITRIOL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; GAIT DISORDER; GOWER SIGN; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LIVER DISEASE; MALABSORPTION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RICKETS; TRENDELENBURG GAIT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 23644440122     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.7.719     Document Type: Article

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