Long-term vitamin D insufficiency and associated risk factors for paediatric burns patients

• Main Authors: Donna Langley (Author), Pawel Sadowski (Author), Zoe Dettrick (Author), Giorgio Stefanutti (Author), Roy Kimble (Author), Craig Munns (Author), Tuo Zang (Author), Andrew J.A. Holland (Author), Mark W. Fear (Author), Lisa J. Martin (Author), Fiona M. Wood (Author), Leila Cuttle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The most recognised role of vitamin D in the body is for calcium absorption, and sufficiency is defined as a vitamin D blood serum level greater than 20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L). In growing children, hypovitaminosis D is associated with bone and muscle weakness, fractures, and osteoporosis. Burns patients...