Background: Rates of rickets from 15.9 to 26.7% have been reported in China. Methods:
Combining the methods of epidemiology and the behavioral sciences, this study …

To determine whether amounts of vitamin D lower than recommended doses are effective in
preventing rickets, 256 term infants from two northern and two southern cities in China were …

Background: Resurgence of vitamin D deficiency rickets has been recognized worldwide.
While many cases of this disease have been reported in Hokkaido, the northern island of …

In this retrospective study from Saudi Arabia, which is a rich and sunny country, we report
our experience with 34 adolescents (20 females, 10 males) with rickets. The commonest …

AIM To describe 21 cases of symptomatic rickets in adolescents. METHODS The setting was
a primary and secondary care hospital in Saudi Arabia providing medical care to Saudi Arab …

In order to investigate the current health and nutrition status of mothers and children in
Mongolia, a regionally stratified survey of 977 randomly sampled households was …

Background: Nutritional rickets is considered rare in developed countries. However, reports
on vitamin D deficiency rickets caused by improper lifestyle have recently increased. The …

Background: Nutritional rickets remains prevalent in many developing countries, despite the
availability of ample sunlight. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features …

To develop a clinical prediction rule that could accurately identify children with active rickets
in countries where nutritional rickets is common, we prospectively recorded clinical features …

Objective Inadequate sunlight exposure and calcium intake during rapid growth at puberty
lead to hypocalcemia, hypovitaminosis D and eventually to overt rickets. To determine …