Prevention of vitamin D deficiency in mothers and infants worldwide - A paradigm shift

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-13

  Dawodu, Adekunle ^a   Wagner, C L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Infant; Mother; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; INFANCY; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOMALACIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; RICKETS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN METABOLISM; ADULT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; INFANT; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84874905075     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1465328111Y.0000000024     Document Type: Review

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