Hospitalisation for children with rickets in England: A historical perspective

The Lancet

Volumn 383, Issue 9917, 2014, Pages 597-598

  Goldacre, Michael ^a   Hall, Nick ^a   Yeates, David G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; NEGRO; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETS; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; RICKETS;

EID: 84893833969     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60211-7     Document Type: Letter

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