Relationship between vitamin D and alkaline phosphatase in very-low-birthweight infants

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  McCarthy, R ^a   McCallion, N ^a   Harrison, G ^a   Molloy, E J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE TURNOVER; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OSTEOPENIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 58349100484     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.146522     Document Type: Letter

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