Establishing the Prevalence of Osteomalacia in Arab Adolescents Using Biochemical Markers of Bone Health

Establishing the Prevalence of Osteomalacia in Arab Adolescents Using Biochemical Markers of Bone Health

Nutrition-acquired osteomalacia is a bone mineralization disorder associated with dietary calcium and/or solar vitamin D deficiency, risk factors considered common in the Middle Eastern region. Establishing less invasive, cheap, and widely available diagnostic markers for this underdiagnosed entity...

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Main Authors: Nasser M. Al-Daghri, Sobhy Yakout, Shaun Sabico, Kaiser Wani, Syed Danish Hussain, Naji Aljohani, Suma Uday, Wolfgang Högler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
biochemical osteomalacia
nutritional rickets
bone markers
vitamin D deficiency
children
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/24/5354

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