Conference Coverage

Antiepileptic Meds Impact Kids' Vitamin D Levels

Publish date: December 20, 2012

 

Use of antiepileptic medication can increase the risk of vitamin D deficiency in children, results from a small single-center study showed. Researcher Kay Taylor discusses the results.

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