Vitamin D in European children—statement from the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP)

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 829-831

  Grossman, Zachi ^a   Hadjipanayis, Adamos ^b,c   Stiris, Tom ^d,e   del Torso, Stefano ^f   Mercier, Jean Christophe ^g   Valiulis, Arunas ^h   Shamir, Raanan ⁱ  

^a MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^b Larnaca General Hospital   (Cyprus)

^c EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f Dipartimento della Sanit Pubblica   (Italy)

^g HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^h VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

ⁱ TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

European Academy of Paediatrics; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EUROPEAN; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EUROPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFANT; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 85017449945     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-017-2903-2     Document Type: Article

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