Is single oral dose of 300,000 IU vitamin D3 adequate for treatment of nutritional rickets?
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Oral Vitamin D3 for Treatment of Nutritional Rickets: A Randomized Controlled Trial
prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and nutritional rickets [1-3]. Treatment includes therapeutic doses of vitamin D and calcium. In USA, Australia, and UK, the recommended dose and duration of vitamin D therapy is variable with either a high dose bolus therapy (Stoss therapy 200,000-600,000 IU of vitamin D as a single oral or parenteral dose or intermittent high doses) or continuous slow supplemen...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 51 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014