Vitamin D supplementation - Still in its infancy

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 573-574

  Cheetham, Tim ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFACALCIDOL; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

CALCIUM INTAKE; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIC SEIZURE; LIFESTYLE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANT WOMAN; SEIZURE; SKIN COLOR; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 78650987792     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0125-z     Document Type: Editorial

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