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ea0027p5 | (1) | BSPED2011

The usefulness of vitamin D measurements in a busy General Paediatric Unit

Olety Santhosh , Nathwani Nisha , Housley David , Eisenhut Michael

Aim: Audit was undertaken to study patient profile, prevalence, treatment choice and interrelation between biochemical markers in vitamin D deficient children.Methods: Retrospective review of case notes for patients who had vitamin D measured over the period 5/2005 and 5/2010.Results: Study included 150 randomly selected patients from a total of 336. 99 (66%) were found to be deficient in vitamin D, 52 females and 47 males. Peak ag...