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Soft Skull in Neonates Caused by Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency
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Title Soft Skull in Neonates Caused by Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572268?src=rss
Description Softening of the skull bones - also called craniotabes -- in normal-appearing newborns reflects vitamin D deficiency in utero, a study by Japanese researchers suggests. Breast-fed infants with this condition may need vitamin D supplementation, the investigators report in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, published online on February 12. Reuters Health Information
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Date Apr 1, 2008
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