Comparison of oral versus injectable vitamin-D for the treatment of nutritional vitamin-D deficiency rickets

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 428-431

  Billoo, Abdul Gaffar ^a,e   Murtaza, Ghulam ^b   Memon, M Ashraf ^c   Khaskheli, Sultan Ahmed ^c   Iqbal, Khalid ^c   Rao, Masood Hussain ^d  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c Kharadar General Hospital   (Pakistan)

^d Pakistan Medical Research Council   (Pakistan)

^e Hill Park General Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Cholecalciferol; Vitamin D deficiency rickets

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PHOSPHORUS;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; RIB MALFORMATION; RICKETS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY RICKETS; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHOLECALCIFEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; RICKETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMINS;

EID: 69249114822     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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