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Incidence of symptomatic vitamin D deficiency
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  1. A L Callaghan1,
  2. R J D Moy2,
  3. I W Booth2,
  4. G Debelle3,
  5. N J Shaw3
  1. 1Birmingham Specialist Community Health NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
  2. 2Institute of Child Health, University of Birmingham
  3. 3Birmingham Children’s Hospital
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr N J Shaw
    Department of Endocrinology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK; nick.shaw{at}bch.nhs.uk

Abstract

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.

  • vitamin D deficiency
  • incidence
  • children

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.095075

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      Archives of Disease in Childhood 2006; 91 e1-e1 Published Online First: 21 Jun 2006.