"Vitamin D Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN D in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin D in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin D from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin D to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as RICKETS in children and OSTEOMALACIA in adults. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1406)
| Descriptor ID |
D014808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.770
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin D Deficiency- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin D
- Deficiencies, Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Deficiencies
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