Efficacy and safety of a single monthly dose of cholecalciferol in healthy school children

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 413-416

  Kuchay, Mohammad Shafi ^a   Jevalikar, Ganesh Sudhakar ^a   Mithal, Ambrish ^a   Mishra, Sunil Kumar ^a   Dang, Navin ^a  

^a MEDANTA THE MEDICITY   (India)

Author keywords

dosage; India; supplementation; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ION; COLECALCIFEROL; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOLLOW UP; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROGNOSIS; SAFETY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SAFETY; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84969242666     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2015-0187     Document Type: Article

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