Vitamin D supplementation could reduce risk of sepsis in infants

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-

  Grant, William B ^a  

^a Sunlight Nutrition and Health Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; COMORBIDITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SEPSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEPSIS; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 77954647627     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-010-0034-1     Document Type: Letter

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