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| Rickets, nutritional disorder characterized by skeletal deformities. Rickets is caused by a decreased concentration of the mineral hydroxyapatite in bones and cartilage due to low levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. Vitamin D is essential for the maintenance of normal calcium and phosphorus levels. Classic rickets, a deficiency disease of children characterized by improper development or hardening of bones, is due to lack of sufficient vitamin D in the diet, or to insufficient ultraviolet radiation from direct sunlight, a lack that prevents conversion of the element 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin to vitamin D. The type of skeletal deformities depends largely on the child's age when the vitamin-D deficiency occurs. A child who has not yet learned to walk develops vertebral curvatures; a walking child develops leg curvatures. "Rickets," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
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11 web sites matced for Rickets |
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Rickets
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Find a description of the disorder, its alternate names, the causes, incidence and risk factors.
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About Rickets
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Offers a description of the malady that includes information on the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options.
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eMedicine - Rickets
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Laurence Finberg, MD provides a description of the condition's pathophysiology, frequency, lab and imaging studies.
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Osteomalacia/Rickets Clinical Resources
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Annotated links to resources provided by the Rural Nurse Organization Digital Library.
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Rickets
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A description of the diagnosis and treatment of an adopted Russian child with nutritional rickets at the Alfred I. duPont Institute.
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Rickets
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University of Maryland Medical Center article that describes the condition. Find a discussion of causes, incidence, and risk factors.
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Vitamin D Processing and Familial Rickets
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Offers a comparison between Vitamin D sensitive and resistant forms of the bone disease. Includes a general overview of bone growth and development.
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Rickets - MayoClinic.com
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Features background information provided by the Mayo Clinic. Includes a brief description of heredity.
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Rickets Is Preventable
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Dr. Barbara Struempler, a nutritionist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System describes how the condition can be avoided.
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Studies of A Gene for A Rare Form of Rickets Shed Light on Vitamin D Deficiencies
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Feature article reports on advances in genetic research by UCSF scientists.
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Cornell Science News: Bangladesh Rickets Project
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Reports that scientists travel to the Chakaria area to learn why the disease is so prevalent in such a sunny area.
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