Diagnosis of rickets and reassessment of prevalence among rural children in northern China

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-209

  Strand, Mark A ^a,g   Perry, Judith ^a   Jin, Meimei ^b   Tracer, David P ^e   Fischer, Philip R ^f   Zhang, Peiying ^c   Xi, Weiping ^c   Li, Sihan ^d  

^a Shanxi Evergreen Service   (China)

^b Yuci Women and Children's Health Center   (China)

^c Shanxi Modern Women Hospital   (China)

^d SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^g NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Children; China; Nutrition; Rickets; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FRONTAL BOSSING; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LEG MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WRIST; X RAY;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RICKETS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 34147137223     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02343.x     Document Type: Article

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