Vitamin D deficiency in children presenting to the emergency department: A growing concern. Vitamin D deficiency in Birmingham's children: Presentation to the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 717-719

  Kehler, Lisa ^a   Verma, Sapna ^a   Krone, Ruth ^a   Roper, Emily ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Chase Terrace Technology College ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEIZURE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ABDOMEN- NON TRAUMA; MUSCULO-SKELETAL, NON TRAUMATIC PROBLEMS; PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MED; PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; MALE; PAIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84882454672     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201473     Document Type: Article

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