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Serum Vitamin D Status and Outcome among Critically Ill Children Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in South India: Authors’ Reply

Authors: Kala Ebenezer, Adekunle Dawodu, Mark Steinhoff

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 8/2016

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To the Editor : We note the concern of Dr. Angurana regarding the sample size and period of enrollment in our recent paper [1]. The sample size was calculated to be sufficient to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among critically ill children, although we had considered the fact that it may not be enough to effectively describe its effect on the outcome variable in this pilot study. Vitamin D assays tend to be expensive and we believe, the results of our small observational study provide valuable preliminary supportive data for Indian researchers to obtain funding to conduct larger trials as suggested. …

Ebenezer K, Job V, Antonisamy B, Dawodu A, Manivachagan MN, Steinhoff M. Serum vitamin D status and outcome among critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit in South India. Indian J Pediatr. 2015. doi:10.1007/s12098-015-1833-0.PubMed

Rathi N, Rathi A. Vitamin D and child health in the 21st century. Indian Pediatr. 2011;48:619–25.CrossRefPubMed

Title: Serum Vitamin D Status and Outcome among Critically Ill Children Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in South India: Authors’ Reply
Authors: Kala Ebenezer
Adekunle Dawodu
Mark Steinhoff
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-015-1991-0

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