Vitamin D Status and Associated Factors in Neonates in a Resource Constrained Setting
Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is emerging as a serious public health problem globally; however due to lack of resources, vitamin D levels are not routinely measured among neonates. The study was conducted to determine vitamin D levels in neonates and factors associated with the same. A cross-sectional...
Main Authors: | Khadija Murtaza Bhimji, Helga Naburi, Said Aboud, Karim Manji |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9614975 |
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