Vitamin D deficiency rickets – tip of the ice burg
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Method The study was conducted in the largest children’s hospital in Sri Lanka. The children with radiological rickets were included in the study. Patients with chronic renal failure and liver failure were excluded. The study was conducted from 2012 June to 2014 June. Data obtained from the department of chemical Pathology Lady Ridgeway Hospital Sri Lanka. Vitamin D level was measured using Chemiluminescence method.
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دوره 2015 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015