Pak J Med Sci
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The study on sub clinical rickets is unique in the sense that it has not been preplanned conducted anywhere especially in Pakistan. The objective of present study was to explore the prevalence, gender and geographical distribution of sub clinical rickets and their related factors among school students. ⋯ Sub clinical rickets is camouflagic rickets among Hazarian school students, especially in girl gender. The major cause contributed to this problem is lack of synergistic effect of Sunshine Vitamin D.
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To determine the frequency of etiological factors in short statured patients presenting at endocrine clinic of National Institute of Child Health, Karachi. ⋯ Most common cause of short stature was normal variants of growth as a group. Children with height falling below 0.4(th) percentile are more likely to have pathological cause.