Long-term vitamin D insufficiency and associated risk factors for paediatric burns patients

Long-term vitamin D insufficiency and associated risk factors for paediatric burns patients

The most recognised role of vitamin D in the body is for calcium absorption, and sufficiency is defined as a vitamin D blood serum level greater than 20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L). In growing children, hypovitaminosis D is associated with bone and muscle weakness, fractures, and osteoporosis. Burns patients...

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Main Authors: Donna Langley, Pawel Sadowski, Zoe Dettrick, Giorgio Stefanutti, Roy Kimble, Craig Munns, Tuo Zang, Andrew J.A. Holland, Mark W. Fear, Lisa J. Martin, Fiona M. Wood, Leila Cuttle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Burns Open
Subjects:
Vitamin D
Burns
Plasma
Paediatrics
Mass spectrometry
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912224000208

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