Vitamin D deficiency among healthy infants and toddlers: A prospective study from Irbid, Jordan

Pediatrics International

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 839-845

  Abdul Razzak, Khalid K ^a   Ajlony, Mohammed Jafar A ^b   Khoursheed, Abeer M ^a   Obeidat, Bayan A ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Department of Paediatrics   (Jordan)

Author keywords

infant; prevalence; toddler; vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; JORDAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84255184273     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2011.03388.x     Document Type: Article

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