Vitamin D Deficiency
"Vitamin D Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN D in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin D in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin D from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin D to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as RICKETS in children and OSTEOMALACIA in adults. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1406)
| Descriptor ID |
D014808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.770
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin D Deficiency- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin D
- Deficiencies, Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Deficiencies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin D Deficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Reins RY, McDermott AM. Vitamin D: Implications for ocular disease and therapeutic potential. Exp Eye Res. 2015 May; 134:101-10.
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Murray MJ. Vitamin D-do our patients need not just a room with a view, but one with sunshine? Crit Care Med. 2014 Jun; 42(6):1540-2.
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Crutchley RD, Gathe J, Mayberry C, Trieu A, Abughosh S, Garey KW. Risk factors for vitamin D deficiency in HIV-infected patients in the south central United States. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2012 May; 28(5):454-9.