Association of vitamin D deficiency with clinical outcomes in critically ill Korean children.

Journal: Nutrition research and practice
Published Date: Sep 20, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Vitamin D is a pleiotropic hormone that affects various body organ systems. We evaluated the prevalence of a vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and its potential role in the clinical condition of critically ill Korean children.

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  • Won Kyoung Jhang
    Division of Pediatric Critical Care medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro-43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea.
  • Da Hyun Kim
    Division of Pediatric Critical Care medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro-43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea.
  • Seong Jong Park
    Division of Pediatric Critical Care medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro-43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea.

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