Introduction: Nutritional rickets has been described from at least 59 countries in the last 20
years. Its spectrum of causes differs in different regions of the world. Methods: We conducted …

Background Nutritional rickets remains prevalent in many tropical countries despite the fact
that such countries have ample sunlight. Some postulate that a deficiency of dietary calcium, …

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The incidence of distal forearm fractures peaks during the adolescent growth spurt, but the
structural basis for this is unclear. Thus, we studied healthy 6‐ to 21‐yr‐old girls (n = 66) and …

Thiamine is an essential micronutrient that plays a key role in energy metabolism. Many
populations worldwide may be at risk of clinical or subclinical thiamine deficiencies, due to …

Radiographic changes of rickets are well characterized, but no method of grading the
severity of these changes has been in general use. Consequently, it is difficult to compare …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether the use of adult heart rate (HR) criteria is appropriate for
diagnosing orthostatic intolerance (OI) and postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in …

As female athletic participation has increased, the positive effects of exercise on health
have become evident. However, with this growth in sports activity, a set of health problems …

Thiamine is an essential water‐soluble vitamin that plays an important role in energy
metabolism. Thiamine deficiency presents many challenges to clinicians, in part due to the broad …

Objective: Because the causes of nutritional rickets in tropical countries are poorly
understood, we conducted a case-control study to determine factors associated with rickets in …