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Published in: Pediatric Radiology 11/2008

01-11-2008 | Commentary

Evaluating the data concerning vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency and child abuse

Authors: Thomas L. Slovis, Stephen Chapman

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 11/2008

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There is absolutely no question that serum levels of vitamin D in children in sections of the population of the US, Canada and various parts of the world are lower than the accepted normal [1]. There are many reasons for this, and the American Academy of Pediatrics and others are addressing dosage requirement for basic supplementation of vitamin D [2, 3]. The connection, however, between vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency and fractures in children with otherwise normal radiographs is another issue. What is the evidence for fragility of bones in children with insufficient levels of vitamin D and even in those with deficiency levels if the radiographs are normal, that is, when there is no radiographic evidence of rickets? …
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Metadata
Title
Evaluating the data concerning vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency and child abuse
Authors
Thomas L. Slovis
Stephen Chapman
Publication date
01-11-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 11/2008
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0994-7

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