International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 235035, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/235035
Research Article

Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Fully Breastfed Infants on Oral Vitamin D Supplementation

Carol L. Wagner,1 Cindy Howard,2 Thomas C. Hulsey,1 Ruth A. Lawrence,3 Sarah N. Taylor,1 Heather Will,1 Myla Ebeling,1 Jay Hutson,1 and Bruce W. Hollis1

1Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
2Department of Pediatrics, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY 14621, USA
3Golisano Children's Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA

Received 25 April 2009; Revised 27 July 2009; Accepted 23 August 2009

Academic Editor: Alan Malabanan

Copyright © 2010 Carol L. Wagner et al. 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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