date:Aug 08, 2012
dy,said Madden, of Harvard Medical School, USA.
Study details
In the first study led by Madden researchers screened 511 children admitted to the PICU of a US hospital over a 12-month period. The team found that 2 in 5 children (40%) were deficient in vitamin D.
We found a high rate of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children,reveal Madden and her colleagues.
In the second study, led by Dr James Dayre McNally, from the University of Ottawa, researchers collected data from 326 critical