Open AccessNutritional rickets in young Nigerian children in the Sahel Savanna
Author(s) -
George O. Akpede,
Emilia Solomon,
Ibrahim Rabiu Jalo,
E O Addy,
A I Banwo,
Babatunji A. Omotara
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v78i11.8945
Subject(s) - rickets , medicine , hypocalcaemia , pediatrics , etiology , vitamin d deficiency , vitamin d and neurology , population , epidemiology , el niño , calcium , environmental health
To determine the prevalence of clinical and biochemical rickets in an under-five out-patient population, relate the prevalence of biochemical rickets (BR) to the sociocultural characteristics of families and determine the response of nutritional rickets to vitamin D therapy.