Discuss the cause and symptoms of rickets in children
In infants and children, vitamin D deficiency can result in improper bone mineralization-a disease called rickets. Children with rickets experience slow growth and have characteristically bowed legs or knocked knees that develop because their long leg bones cannot support the stress of weight-bearing activities such as walking. Rickets can also cause the breastbone to protrude outward and the rib cage to become narrow, often resulting in cardiac and respiratory problems.
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Which item would most likely be included in the appendix of the grant proposal?
a. a list of expected costs associated with the project b. a chart that breaks the project into manageable steps c. the calculated results of survey questionnaires from participants d. letters of endorsement from grant supporters
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a. true b. false