Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with neonatal hypocalcaemic convulsions

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Camadoo, Laxmi ^a   Tibbott, Rebecca ^b   Isaza, Fernando ^c  

^a NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFACALCIDOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; RETINOL; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; RICKETS; SEIZURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 35348977731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-6-23     Document Type: Article

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