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Table 5 Rickets prophylaxis: vitamin D suggested at discharge in the nurseries of Piedmont and Aosta Valley during 2000 and 2003

From: The impact of national and international guidelines on newborn care in the nurseries of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy

Year of survey

2000

2003

Oral vitamin D suggested

N. nurseries

N. newborns

%

N. nurseries

N. newborns

%

yes

15

14,582

47.6

14

11,051

29.5

no

16

16,104

52.4

20

26,363

70.5

Total

31

30,606

100.0

34

37,414

100.0

Data not available

2

1,910

5.9

   
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