Release Date: 10/08/2008

Hopkins Children’s experts call for higher doses to address deficiencies

Existing recommendations for treating vitamin D deficiency in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are too low to cover the serious need, leaving most at high risk for bone loss and rickets, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

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