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High frequencies of elevated alkaline phosphatase activity and rickets exist in extremely low birth weight infants despite current nutritional support

BACKGROUND: Osteopenia and rickets are common among extremely low birth weight infants (ELBW, <1000 g birth weight) despite current practices of vitamin and mineral supplementation. Few data are available evaluating the usual course of markers of mineral status in this population. Our objectives...

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Autores principales: Mitchell, Shannon M, Rogers, Stefanie P, Hicks, Penni D, Hawthorne, Keli M, Parker, Bruce R, Abrams, Steven A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2729734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19640269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-9-47