Vitamin D deficiency and low hemoglobin level as risk factors for severity of acute lower respiratory tract infections in Egyptian children: A case-control study

Vitamin D deficiency and low hemoglobin level as risk factors for severity of acute lower respiratory tract infections in Egyptian children: A case-control study

Objective: Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) is an important cause of morbidity in the developed world, and both morbidity and mortality in the developing world. Vitamin D has a major role in both acquired and innate immunity. Anemic children have less oxygen carrying capacity of blood...

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Main Authors: Abeer S. El Sakka, Safaa S. Imam, Hanaa A. Amer, Samah A. Moustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-03-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Subjects:
Vitamin D deficiency
Anemia
Infants
Rickets
Bronchiolitis
Pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110663813000530

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