Rickets: Vitamin D and calcium deficiency [1]

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 638-

  Thacher, Tom D ^a   Fischer, Philip R ^b   Pettifor, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BREAST MILK; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM INTAKE; FEEDING; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LETTER; NETHERLANDS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RICKETS; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WEANING; FEMALE; HISTORY; INFANT; METABOLISM; NOTE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM; FEMALE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; LONDON; MILK, HUMAN; RICKETS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 34249694795     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.070118     Document Type: Letter

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