Health and Medical Guide to Metabolic Problems Rickets Health information topics about Rickets: Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Bone Scan: Using Nuclear Medicine to Look for Bone Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00020 2. Vitamin D Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/vitamin_d/test.html Nutrition 1. Vitamin D National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp 2. Vitamin D Deficiency Clinical Report: Patient FAQs American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/family/vitdpatients.htm Organizations 1. National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary S http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/ 2. American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/ Overviews 1. Rickets Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00220 Related Issues 1. Are There Beneficial Effects of UV Radiation? World Health Organization http://www.who.int/uv/faq/uvhealtfac/en/index1.html Research 1. Infants Need Vitamin D Supplementation American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ5D8PFKED&sub_... 2. Low Dietary Calcium May Be a Major Cause of Nutrit Endocrine Society http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZGW3GB4KD&sub_... Specific Conditions 1. Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/bones/common_ortho.html 2. Hypophosphatemic Rickets Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec11/ch146/ch146g.html   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! 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