Marwa Kamal Hussien Ali <br/><br/>
Vitamin D status in children under five years with severe pneumonia /  
 تقييم حالة فيتامين (د) فى الأطفال دون سن الخامسة المصابين بالتهاب رئوى حاد 
Marwa Kamal Hussien Ali ; Supervised Mona Mohsen Mahmoud , Noussa Ragab Mohamed , Dina Ahmed Mehaney 
 - Cairo :   Marwa Kamal Hussien Ali ,   2013 
 - 129 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics 
<br/><br/> Pneumonia is a common illness affecting approximately 450 million people a year and occurring in all parts of the world (Ruuskanen et al., 2011). It is a major cause of death among all age groups resulting in 4 million deaths (7% of the world's total death) yearly (Kabra et al., 2010). Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that has been known for its important role in regulating body levels of calcium and phosphorus, and in mineralization of bone 
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