Randomised controlled trial of daily versus stoss vitamin D therapy in Aboriginal children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 626-631

  Tan, Jason K G ^a,b   Kearns, Paula ^c   Martin, Andrew C ^a   Siafarikas, Aris ^a,b,d  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; indigenous; stoss therapy; vitamin D; vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D; CALCIFEDIOL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SUN EXPOSURE; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CALCIFEDIOL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84930377492     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12781     Document Type: Article

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