Intermittent high-dose vitamin D corrects vitamin D deficiency in adolescents: A pilot study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 530-532

  Carnes, J ^a   Quinn, S ^b   Nelson, M ^a   Jones, G ^a   Winzenberg, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; clinical trials; osteoporosis; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CAL D FORTE; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEASONS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84859447369     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.204     Document Type: Article

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