Hypocalcemia due to vitamin D deficiency in exclusively breastfed infants

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-251

  Balasubramanian, S ^a   Shivbalan, So ^a   Saravana Kumar, P ^a  

^a KANCHI KAMAKOTI CHILDS TRUST HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Exclusive breastfeeding; Hypocalcemia; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; MALE; SEIZURE; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; MALE; SEIZURES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33645551285     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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