Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a very common micronutrient deficiency in our country
and ranks among the 5 most common disease in children worldwide. Methods: To study the …

Background: There is no local data about rickets available in Hazara Division, while clinical
experience suggests that problem exists in this area with abundant sunlight. We carried out …

Purpose: Rickets is a common disorder among children under five years mostly in the
developing countries. It negatively affect normal growth and development of children thereby …

Aim: To estimate the nutritional status for nutritional rickets identification in children< 5 years
of age. Study design: Prospective study Place and duration of study: Memon Hospital …

Background: Rickets disease frequently caused by insufficient of vitamin D. Nevertheless,
subsequent researchers have attributed it to a calcium insufficiency throughout the eating …

Background: 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 …

Nutritional rickets are characterized by under mineralization of the skeleton that leads to
bone deformities and poor growth. The balance between Vitamin D and calcium intake is …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency rickets among female
adolescents and assess its relation to calcium intake and sun exposure. METHODS: Four …

Background: Rickets is associated with biochemical abnormalities, bone deformities,
impaired growth, developmental delays, and, late in the course of the disease, seizures …

Aim: To assess the nutritional status for identifying nutritional rickets in children less than five
years of age. Study design: Prospective study Place and duration of study: Department of …