Vitamin D-Deficient Rickets in Japan

• Main Authors: Mitsuko Itoh MD, MPH (Author), Jun Tomio MD, PhD (Author), Satoshi Toyokawa PhD (Author), Mayuko Tamura MD (Author), Tsuyoshi Isojima MD, PhD (Author), Sachiko Kitanaka MD, PhD (Author), Yasuki Kobayashi MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Our study aimed to clarify the trend of vitamin D deficiency and rickets diagnosed in the past 10 years. Methods: This observational study used health insurance claims data from 2005 to 2014. The number of beneficiaries for 2005 and 2014 were 91 617 and 365 800, respectively. We included...