Nutritional rickets continues to be a public health problem in many countries despite the
presence of cheap and effective means of preventing the disease. Deficiency of vitamin D is …

Although systematic vitamin D supplementation in adolescents remains debated, rickets is
nevertheless a well recognized pathology in this age group. Adolescence is an at-risk period …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors contributing to nutritional rickets among
the children presenting at Isra University Hospital Hyderabad, Sindh-Pakistan. DESIGN: A …

In most developing countries, nutritional rickets is a major health problem. The aim of this
study was to explore the magnitude of nutritional rickets among Saudi infants, and the …

Rickets usually occurs in the first two years of life and in puberty since metabolic demand is
increased due to rapid growth in these two critical periods of life, when peak bone mass is …

Over one billion humans have insufficient circulating levels of vitamin D, and dietary
insufficiency of calcium is common in developing countries. Worldwide, nutritional rickets is …

Abstract Justification Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is being increasingly reported from India
from all age-groups. Reports suggest that VDD affects all age groups, from neonates to …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young Nigerian children
residing in an area where nutritional rickets is common. Study design: A randomized cluster …

I read with interest the article by Oginni et al. 1 on the etiology of rickets in Nigerian children.
This article touches on an interest that I have had for many years in vitamin D, calcium, and …

Objective To review experiences of nutritional rickets and osteomalacia in school children
and adolescents at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …