Biochemical observations in Blount's disease (infantile tibia vara)

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1203-1207

  Giwa, Olubunmi G ^a,b   Anetor, John I ^a,b   Alonge, Temitope O ^a,b   Agbedana, Emmanuel O ^a,b  

^a University College Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Blount's disease; Malnutrition; Metabolic bone disease; Rickets

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM ION; COPPER; PHOSPHATE; ZINC;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOUNT DISEASE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETS; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL; CALCIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COPPER; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PHOSPHATES; TIBIA; ZINC;

EID: 4544304459     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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