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Vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents: Epidemiology, impact and treatment

Authors: Susanna Y. Huh, Catherine M. Gordon

Published in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders | Issue 2/2008

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among children and adolescents worldwide. The high rates of vitamin D deficiency during childhood are of major public health relevance, given the growing evidence that vitamin D deficiency may play a key role in the pathophysiology of many chronic diseases beyond rickets, including autoimmune conditions, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Identification, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency in childhood may therefore have profound health effects throughout the life span. In this review, we discuss the definitions, epidemiology, clinical implications, and treatment of vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents.

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Title: Vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents: Epidemiology, impact and treatment
Authors: Susanna Y. Huh
Catherine M. Gordon
Publication date: 01-06-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 1389-9155
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2606
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-007-9072-y

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