Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Summary: Background: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with non-communicable and infectious diseases, but the vitamin D status of African populations is not well characterised. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children and adults living in Africa. Methods: For this sy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | The Lancet Global Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19304577 |