Vitamin D treatment in calcium-deficiency rickets: A randomised controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 807-811

  Thacher, Tom D ^a   Fischer, Philip R ^a   Pettifor, John M ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ERGOCALCIFEROL;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY RICKETS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RICKETS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERGOCALCIFEROLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; RICKETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84907942443     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305275     Document Type: Article

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