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5.7 Vitamin D and Fracture Risk in Early Childhood: A Case-Control Study

LN Anderson , SW Heong , Y Chen , KE Thorpe , K Adeli , A Howard , E Sochett , CS Birken , PC Parkin , JL Maguire , TARGet Kids Collaboration

To read the full abstract: Am J Epidemiol 2017;185:1255-1262Vitamin D and adequate dietary calcium intake are important for skeletal health and therefore it was expected that vitamin D concentration would be associated with increased fracture risk. However, here, the authors did not find any statistically significant association between concurrent 25(OH)D concentration and fracture risk. In addition...

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5.8 Association Between Inhaled Corticosteroid Use and Bone Fracture in Children with Asthma

N Gray , A Howard , J Zhu , LY Feldman , T To

To read the full abstract: JAMA Pediatr 2018;172:57-64Corticosteroids are a well-known risk factor for compromised bone health. There have been concerns regarding the use of inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma. It is often stated that poor disease control is a greater risk for bones than the medication itself. The evidence however has not been overwhelming. Corticosteroids ...

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ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

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5 Bone, Growth Plate and Mineral Metabolism

Fractures, vitamin D and steroids – unclear associations

5.7 Vitamin D and Fracture Risk in Early Childhood: A Case-Control Study

5.8 Association Between Inhaled Corticosteroid Use and Bone Fracture in Children with Asthma

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