| dc.contributor.author | Oyatsi, DP | |
| dc.contributor.author | Musoke, RN | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wasunna, AO | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-19T06:14:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-07-19T06:14:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | O., DROYATSIDONALDP, O. DROYATSIDONALDP, O PROFWASUNNAAGGREY, N PROFMUSOKERACHEL. 1999. Incidence of rickets of prematurity at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.East Afr Med J. 1999 Feb;76(2):63-6. PMID: 10442123 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Oyatsi DP, Musoke RN, Wasunna AO.. East Afr Med J. 1999 Feb;76(2):63-6.. : Earthscan, London. 978-1-84407-469-3 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/49078 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10442123 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Reports of osteopaenia/rickets of prematurity are on the increase due to improved survival rates of low birth weight infants. Objective: To establish the incidence of rickets of prematurity by the age of six months in premature infants born at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Newborn unit and paediatric outpatient follow up clinic of Kenyatta National Hospital. Subjects: Successive surviving. Results: Incidence of rickets of prematurity by six months of age was 58.8%. Rickets appeared more commonly in male infants compared to female infants. Conclusion: Rickets of prematurity is a common problem in the premature infants seen at Kenyatta National Hospital. Routine vitamin D supplements to premature infants in adequate doses of at least 400iu per day should be adopted in our centre | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Incidence of rickets of prematurity at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
