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Review
. 2002 Mar;86(3):147-9.
doi: 10.1136/adc.86.3.147.

Vitamin D deficiency in UK Asian families: activating a new concern

N J Shaw  1 , B R Pal
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Review

Vitamin D deficiency in UK Asian families: activating a new concern

N J Shaw et al. Arch Dis Child. 2002 Mar.

Abstract

Vitamin D has steroid hormonal effects which can produce clinical symptoms and signs unrelated to calcium homoeostasis. Its deficiency has been implicated as a risk factor for diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, and tuberculosis in Asians. In this review, the incidence, aetiology, prevention, and treatment of symptomatic vitamin D deficiency in childhood are considered. A renewed public health campaign is required in the UK to address the continuing problem of vitamin D deficiency in Asian families.

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