Serum Vitamin D, Calcium and Phosphate among children with pneumonia

• Main Authors: Oluwakeni Adegoke (Author), Jerome Elusiyan (Author), Joshua Owa (Author), Perpetua Obianjuwa (Author), Tewogbade Adedeji (Author), Abimbola Phillips (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, OOUTH Sagamu, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vitamin D is partly responsible for maintaining calcium and phosphate homeostasis but has been shown to have immune modulatory functions. Objective: To measure serum levels of vitamin D, and plasma levels of calcium and phosphate in children with pneumonia and compare with those of appar...