"Rickets" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Disorders caused by interruption of BONE MINERALIZATION manifesting as OSTEOMALACIA in adults and characteristic deformities in infancy and childhood due to disturbances in normal BONE FORMATION. The mineralization process may be interrupted by disruption of VITAMIN D; PHOSPHORUS; or CALCIUM homeostasis, resulting from dietary deficiencies, or acquired, or inherited metabolic, or hormonal disturbances.
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D012279
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.198.816 C18.452.104.816 C18.452.174.845 C18.654.521.500.133.770.734
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rickets" by people in Profiles.
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Radiologists' Diagnostic Performance in Differentiation of Rickets and Classic Metaphyseal Lesions on Radiographs: A Multicenter Study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2022 Dec; 219(6):962-972.
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Seeing Beyond Our Expectations: The Case of Pediatric Hypocalcemia. J Pediatr. 2019 08; 211:9-12.
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Milk vitamin D in relation to the 'adequate intake' for 0-6-month-old infants: a study in lactating women with different cultural backgrounds, living at different latitudes. Br J Nutr. 2017 Nov; 118(10):804-812.
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Vitamin D supplementation during lactation to support infant and mother. J Am Coll Nutr. 2008 Dec; 27(6):690-701.
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Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency in infants, children, and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2008 Nov; 122(5):1142-52.
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Mother-child vitamin D deficiency: an international perspective. Arch Dis Child. 2007 Sep; 92(9):737-40.
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Aminoaciduria in calcium-deficiency rickets in northern Nigeria. J Trop Pediatr. 1999 10; 45(5):258-64.
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Rickets in Nigerian children: response to calcium supplementation. J Trop Pediatr. 1999 08; 45(4):202-7.
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Calcium supplements increase the serum levels of crosslinked N-telopeptides of bone collagen and parathyroid hormone in rachitic Nigerian children. Clin Biochem. 1998 Jul; 31(5):421-7.
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Rickets and protein malnutrition in northern Nigeria. J Trop Pediatr. 1997 04; 43(2):98-102.