Vitamin D supplementation in infants, children, and adolescents

American Family Physician

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 745-748

  Casey, Catherine F ^a   Slawson, David C ^a   Neal, Lindsey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARLSON BABY D DROPS; CENTRUM KIDS COMPLETE MULTIVITAMINS; DISNEY GUMMIES CHILDREN'S MULTIVITAMIN; ENFAMIL POLY-VI-SOL MULTIVITAMIN SUPPLEMENT DROP; ENFAMIL TRI-VI-SOL VITAMINS A, C D WITH IRON; FLINTSTONES CHILDREN COMPLETE MULTIVITAMIN; FLINTSTONES GUMMIES WITH CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D; LI?L CRITTERS GUMMY VITES; SUNDOWN SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE CHILDREN GUMMIES; SUNLIGHT VITAMINS JUST D INFANT VITAMIN DROPS; TWINLAB INFANT CARE MULTIVITAMIN DROPS WITH DHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFECTION RISK; MILK; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; SUNLIGHT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77949721014     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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