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The aetiology of rickets-like lower limb deformities in Malawian children

SUMMARY: Debilitating rickets-like lower limb deformities are common in children throughout the world, particularly in Malawi, Africa where the causes are unknown. We have identified that Blount disease and calcium deficiency rickets are the likely causes of these deformities and propose calcium sup...

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Autores principales: Braithwaite, V. S., Freeman, R., Greenwood, C. L., Summers, D. M., Nigdikar, S., Lavy, C. B. D., Offiah, A. C., Bishop, N. J., Cashman, J., Prentice, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4901102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27059923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3541-7