Vitamin D deficiency in childhood - A review of current guidelines on diagnosis and management

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 669-675

  Balasubramanian, S ^a   Dhanalakshmi, K ^a   Amperayani, Sumanth ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Child; Hypocalcemia; Nutrition; Rickets; Sunlight; Supplementation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM LACTATE; CITRATE CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MINERAL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INDIA; INFANCY; NEWBORN PERIOD; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RICKETS; SEIZURE; SUNLIGHT; TETANY; TODDLER; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADOLESCENT; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84880283178     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-013-0200-3     Document Type: Review

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