Vitamin D and health - The missing vitamin in humans
Severe vitamin D deficiency may cause rickets in infants or children and osteomalacia in adults, though it is now uncommon in developed countries. However, subclinical vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent, and it is associated with osteoporosis and higher incidence of falls or fractures. It was re...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187595721830651X |