Prevention of nutritional rickets in Nigerian children with dietary calcium supplementation

Bone

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1074-1080

  Thacher, Tom D ^a   Fischer, Philip R ^a   Isichei, Christian O ^b   Zoakah, Ayuba I ^b   Pettifor, John M ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone diseases; Child; Incidence; Metabolism; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; PLACEBO; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINERAL METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL RICKETS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RADIUS; RICKETS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULNA; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; RADIUS; RICKETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA;

EID: 84857953634     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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