Global consensus recommendations on prevention and management of nutritional rickets

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 83-106

  Munns, Craig F ^b   Shaw, Nick ^b   Kiely, Mairead ^b   Specker, Bonny L ^b   Thacher, Tom D ^b   Ozono, Keiichi ^b   Michigami, Toshimi ^b   Tiosano, Dov ^b   Mughal, M Zulf ^b   Mäkitie, Outi ^b   Ramos Abad, Lorna ^b   Ward, Leanne ^b   Dimeglio, Linda A ^b   Atapattu, Navoda ^b   Cassinelli, Hamilton ^b   Braegger, Christian ^b   Pettifor, John M ^b   Seth, Anju ^b   Idris, Hafsatu Wasagu ^b   Bhatia, Vijayalakshmi ^b   Fu, Junfen ^b   Goldberg, Gail ^b   Sävendahl, Lars ^b   Khadgawat, Rajesh ^b   Pludowski, Pawel ^b   Maddock, Jane ^b   Hyppönen, Elina ^b   Oduwole, Abiola ^b   Frew, Emma ^b   Aguiar, Magda ^b   Tulchinsky, Ted ^b   Butler, Gary ^b   Högler, Wolfgang ^a   more..

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calcium; Consensus recommendations; Nutrition; Rickets; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BONE MASS; BONE MINERALIZATION; CALCIUM INTAKE; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; CONSENSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRACTURE; GRADING OF RECOMMENDATIONS, ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LACTATION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL RICKETS; ORGANIZATION; OSTEOMALACIA; PEDIATRICS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RICKETS; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUNLIGHT; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; COMPLICATION; DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RICKETS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84953774701     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000443136     Document Type: Review

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