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Vitamin D non-sufficiency is prevalent in children with chronic liver disease in a tropical country

Lee WS 1 , Jalaludin MY 2 , Wong SY 3 , Ong SY 3 , Foo HW 3 , Ng RT 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya Medical Centre, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Paediatrics and Child Health Research Group, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: leews@um.edu.my
  • 2 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya Medical Centre, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Paediatrics and Child Health Research Group, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya Medical Centre, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pediatr Neonatol, 2019 02;60(1):12-18.
PMID: 29680189 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2018.03.011

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To determine vitamin D status in children with chronic liver disease (CLD) in a tropical country.

METHODS: Cross-sectional study in Malaysian children with CLD. Factors affecting serum vitamin D level (definition: deficient 

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