Severe vitamin D-deficiency and the health of North China children

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 144-150

  Strand, Mark A ^a   Perry, Judith ^a   Zhao, Jinping ^b   Fischer, Philip R ^c   Yang, Jianping ^d   Li, Sihan ^e  

^a Shanxi Evergreen Service   (China)

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

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Shanxi Modern Women Hospital   (China)

^e SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children's health; China; Global health; Nutrition; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LEAD; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINA; CHINESE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPRING; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEANING; WINTER;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 58149092297     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0250-z     Document Type: Article

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