Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in African American children with forearm fractures: A preliminary study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-109

  Ryan, Leticia Manning ^a   Brandoli, Cinzia ^a   Freishtat, Robert J ^a   Wright, Joseph L ^a   Tosi, Laura ^a   Chamberlain, James M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone health; Fractures; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; ULNA FRACTURE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; ULNA FRACTURES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77649094472     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181d076a3     Document Type: Article

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