The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children in the Northern Territory

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-50

  Dyson, Amanda ^a   Pizzutto, Susan J ^b   MacLennan, Carolyn ^a   Stone, Monique ^a   Chang, Anne B ^b  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

endocrinology; general paediatrics; infectious diseases

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ENDOCRINOLOGY; GENERAL PAEDIATRICS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84891842043     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12413     Document Type: Article

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