"Vitamin D Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN D in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin D in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin D from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin D to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as RICKETS in children and OSTEOMALACIA in adults. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1406)
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D014808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.770
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin D Deficiency- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin D
- Deficiencies, Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Deficiencies
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Influence of vitamin D supplementation on bone mineral content, bone turnover markers, and fracture risk in South African schoolchildren: multicenter double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial (ViDiKids). J Bone Miner Res. 2024 Apr 19; 39(3):211-221.
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Influence of vitamin D supplementation on growth, body composition, pubertal development and spirometry in South African schoolchildren: a randomised controlled trial (ViDiKids). BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Apr 10; 8(1).
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The role of vitamin D in paediatric bone health. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024 Jan; 12(1):4-5.
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Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association with Iron Deficiency in African Children. Nutrients. 2022 Mar 25; 14(7).
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Longitudinal changes in vitamin D and its metabolites in pregnant South Africans. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2021 09; 212:105949.
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Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in young African children. BMC Med. 2021 05 20; 19(1):115.
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Maternal and neonatal vitamin D status at birth in black South Africans. S Afr Med J. 2019 Sep 30; 109(10):807-813.
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Maternal plasma vitamin D levels and associated determinants in late pregnancy in Harare, Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Jun 28; 19(1):218.
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Vitamin A and D Deficiencies Associated With Incident Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Multinational Case-Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 07 01; 75(3):e71-e79.
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Vitamin D Status in Blount Disease. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Jul-Aug; 36(5):e59-62.