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Vitamin Deficiency

Known as: Unspecified vitamin deficiency, Vitamin Deficiency Disorder, HYPOVITAMINOSIS 
A disorder that is caused by the deficiency of a vitamin. The deficiency may result from either suboptimal vitamin intake or conditions that prevent… 
National Institutes of Health

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AVITAMINOSIS AAvitaminosisNutrition DisordersVitamin B 6 Deficiency

Narrower (7)

Ascorbic Acid DeficiencyPellagraThiamine DeficiencyVitamin A Deficiency

Broader (2)

MalnutritionNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Plant sources of provitamin A and human nutriture.
Hypovitaminosis A is a problem in many parts of the developing world. Beyond the stop-gap measures of capsule distribution and… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Hypovitaminosis D among rheumatology outpatients in clinical practice
Objectives. A role for vitamin D in the pathogenesis of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases is emerging. We undertook an audit… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in an infant associated with a maternal deficiency and a strict vegetarian diet.
The authors present a case of severe megaloblastic anemia and neurologic damage due to vitamin B12 deficiency in a 6-month-old… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Bone Mineral Density of the Spine and Femur in Healthy Saudi Females: Relation to Vitamin D Status, Pregnancy, and Lactation
Abstract. Bone mineral density (BMD) measurements of the anterio-posterior lumbar spine and the proximal femur using dual-energy… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Vitamin D nutritional status and related biochemical indices in an autonomous elderly population.
Energy, calcium, phosphorus, protein, and vitamin D dietary intakes, assessed from 24-h recall, were determined for 137 women and… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Hypovitaminosis D and response to supplementation in older patients with cystic fibrosis.
This study reports serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-(OH)D) levels, bone mineral content and bone maturation in 20 adolescent and… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity. A critical appraisal.
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Effect of C-Avitaminosis on the Supporting Structures of the Teeth
Highly Cited
1945
Highly Cited
1945
Production of nicotinic acid deficiency with 3-acetylpyridine, the ketone analogue of nicotinic acid.
Highly Cited
1937
Highly Cited
1937
THE PATHOLOGIC CHANGES RESULTING FROM VITAMIN DEFICIENCY
Descriptive accounts of the pathologic changes resulting from each vitamin deficiency would make a voluminous report, dry and… 
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