Scurvy: Presenting as musculoskeletad pain

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-200

  Bari, Attia ^a,b   Javaid, Bushra Karim ^a   Rehman, Saira ^a   Naz, Samia ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Children; Nutrition; Scurvy; Vitamin C deficiency

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCURVY; TODDLER; VEGETABLE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; DIET; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; SCURVY;

EID: 64149111814     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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