Fall in Vitamin D Levels during Hospitalization in Children

Plasma levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] were measured by competitive Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA) in 92 children (67 boys, 25 girls) aged 3 months to 12 years at admission to hospital (timepoint 1, T1) and at discharge (timepoint 2, T2). There was a significant fall in the mea...

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Main Authors: Devi Dayal, Suresh Kumar, Naresh Sachdeva, Rakesh Kumar, Meenu Singh, Sunit Singhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/291856