J. A. James
Screening Rastafarian children for nutrirional rickets
James, J. A.; Ward, P. S.; James, Jayne; Clark, Carol
Authors
P. S. Ward
Jayne James
Carol Clark
Abstract
We examined 42 Rastafarian children under 5 years of age who were registered with a single inner city general practice to determine the prevalence of nutritional rickets. T wenty children were receiving a strict vegan (I-tal) diet and were considered to be at high risk of developing rickets and were referred for biochemical and radiological investigation. Seven of 20 children investigated had rickets, giving an overall prevalence of 7/42. Treatment with oral cholccalciferol was successful in all seven children. Fourteen out of 18 children had evidence of iron deficiency, with low haemoglobin concentrations and hypochromic-microcytic blood films. Before this study Rastafarian children rarely attended the well baby clinic, received no vitamin supplements, and few had been immunised. They now regularly attend the clinic, receive vitamin and iron supplements, and all have completed primary immunisation. © 1985, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Citation
Ward, P. S., James, J. A., Clark, C., & James, J. (1985). Screening Rastafarian children for nutrirional rickets. British medical journal (Clinical research ed.), 290(6472), 899. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6472.899
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Mar 23, 1985 |
Deposit Date | Jan 21, 2010 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 15, 2016 |
Journal | British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.) |
Print ISSN | 0267-0623 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 290 |
Issue | 6472 |
Pages | 899 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6472.899 |
Keywords | screening, rastafarian, children, nutritional rickets |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1106815 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6472.899 |
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