MOnitored supplementation of VItamin D in preterm infants (MOSVID trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Abstract Background The pivotal role of vitamin D (vit D) in skeletal health is well known. Neonatal vit D storage at birth is dependent on maternal levels, and newborns receive 50–70% of their mother’s 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. Deficiency of vit D can lead to prematurity bone disease, with an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Trials |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2141-y |