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EPIDEMIC RICKETS IN SYDNEY *
Author(s) -
LIPSON A. H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1973.tb02216.x
Subject(s) - rickets , medicine , pediatrics , immigration , demography , vitamin d and neurology , archaeology , sociology , history
SYNOPSIS In the period from January, 1969, to December, 1971, 19 cases of nutritional rickets were seen at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children. Only 2 were seen in the 5 years preceding this period. The clinical and sociological features of these children are reviewed. Most cases occurred in immigrant families from the Middle East or Southern Europe. They presented in the first year of life with significant associated morbidity. The study underlines the fact that rickets in these patients is primarily due to a deficient exposure to sunlight.