Vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children
Background:In critical illness, there also is evidence of rapid falls in circulating 25(OH)D concentrations. So, we aim to assess the prevalence of VDD in a pediatric ICU (PICU) patients and to determine whether there is any relationship between VDD and illness severity and mortality. Patients and m...
Main Authors: | Eman Abo EL Magd M. Ibrahim*, Ahmed El-Abd Ahmad, Mohammed H. Hassan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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South Valley University, Faculty of Medicine
2020-07-01
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Series: | SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/article_111893.html |
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