Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of calcium-phosphorus metabolism,
particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets and impaired bone mass acquisition …

Given the recent spate of reports of vitamin D deficiency, there is a need to reexamine our
understanding of natural and other sources of vitamin D, as well as mechanisms whereby …

This book is entirely devoted to the study of children's skeletons from archaeological and
forensic contexts. It provides an extensive review of the osteological methods and theoretical …

Vitamin D is a key hormone in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus metabolism and
plays a pivotal role in bone health, particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets …

There is consensus on how to treat severe malnutrition, but there is no agreement on the
most cost-effective way to treat infants and young children with moderate malnutrition who …

Background: Current data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in India are scarce.
Objective: We assessed the calcium-vitamin D-parathyroid hormone axis in apparently …

Rickets, once thought vanquished, is reappearing. In some less developed countries it
hardly went away. This seminar reviews the effects of genes, stage of development, and …

Background: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region registers some of the highest
rates of hypovitaminosis D worldwide. Aim: We systematically reviewed the prevalence of …

Introduction: Nutritional rickets has been described from at least 59 countries in the last 20
years. Its spectrum of causes differs in different regions of the world. Methods: We conducted …

Aims: To describe the various ways in which vitamin D deficiency presents in children in
selected districts of London and to identify which factors, if any, determine the mode of …