Inappropriate and inconsistent modalities of treatment of vitamin D deficiency in children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 787-

  Gupta, K ^a   Warner, J T ^b  

^a MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFACALCIDOL; CALCICHEW D3; CALCIT D3; CALCIUM GLUBIONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WALES;

EID: 79960563756     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2011.214361     Document Type: Letter

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