Miller C G, Chutkan W
Arch Dis Child. 1976 Mar;51(3):214-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.51.3.214.
Vitamin-D deficiency is not as rare in Jamaica as previously believed. 9 children with vitamin-D deficiency rickets have been seen at the University Hospital of the West Indies during the past 5 years. All were over 3 years of age at time of presentation. Both dietary deficiency of vitamin D and lack of exposure to sunlight seem to be important causes. Children living in rural Jamaica seem to be more susceptible to the disease than those living in a city, due perhaps to more prolonged breast feeding and lack of fortified milk feeds on weaning.
维生素D缺乏症在牙买加并不像之前认为的那样罕见。在过去五年中，西印度群岛大学医院已接诊9名维生素D缺乏性佝偻病患儿。所有患儿就诊时均超过3岁。维生素D的饮食缺乏和阳光照射不足似乎都是重要病因。生活在牙买加农村的儿童似乎比城市儿童更容易患这种疾病，这可能是因为母乳喂养时间更长，断奶时缺乏强化牛奶喂养。
