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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Rickets in children of rural origin in South Africa: Is low dietary calcium a factor?
The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 92, No. 2, Year 1978
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Description
Studies of nine children 4 7/12 to 13 years of age who had rickets are presented. No evidence of renal abnormalities, vitamin D deficiency, or of the inherited varieties of rickets was found. The salient features were their rural origins, mild hypocalcemia with evidence of secondary hyperparathyroidsm, and improvement with a normal diet that contained an average of 944 mg calcium/24 hours. It is proposed that the etiology of the rickets is related to low calcium intake with or without a high oxalate concentration in the diet. © 1978 The C. V. Mosby Co.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pettifor, John M.
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Ross, Paddy
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Wang, Jill
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Moodley, Gopal P.
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Couper-Smith, Janet
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Statistics
Citations: 153
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0022-3476(78)80035-3
ISSN:
00223476
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
South Africa