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Incidence of symptomatic vitamin D deficiency

A L Callaghan¹, R J D Moy², I W Booth², G Debelle³, N J Shaw³

¹ Birmingham Specialist Community Health NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
² Institute of Child Health, University of Birmingham
³ Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Correspondence to:
Dr N J Shaw
Department of Endocrinology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK; nick.shaw{at}bch.nhs.uk

A survey of West Midlands paediatricians in 2001 identified 24 cases of symptomatic vitamin D deficiency in children less than 5 years of age. The overall incidence was 7.5 per 100 000 children per year with notable differences in incidence per ethnic group.

Keywords: vitamin D deficiency; incidence; children

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