High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in newborn infants of high-risk mothers

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 750-753

  Dijkstra, S H ^b   Van Beek, A ^b   Janssen, J W ^b   De Vleeschouwer, L H M ^b   Huysman, W A ^b   Van Den Akker, E L T ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIFEDIOL; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BONE TURNOVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 34548501074     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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