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Case Reports in Pediatrics
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 945437, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/945437
Case Report

Newborn with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Vitamin D Deficiency

Hanan Al Azkawi and Angham Al Mutair

Pediatric Endocrinology Division, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Received 27 May 2012; Accepted 24 July 2012

Academic Editors: A. W. Kamps and E. N. Ozmert

Copyright © 2012 Hanan AL Azkawi and Angham Al Mutair. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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