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. 1999 Jan 2;318(7175):39-40.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7175.39.

Lesson of the week: florid rickets associated with prolonged breast feeding without vitamin D supplementation

M Z Mughal  1 , H Salama, T Greenaway, I Laing, E B Mawer
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Lesson of the week: florid rickets associated with prolonged breast feeding without vitamin D supplementation

M Z Mughal et al. BMJ. .
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Radiograph of knee in case 1 showing generalised osteopenia, widening, cupping, and fraying of the metaphyses
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