The high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its related maternal factors in pregnant women in Beijing.

Maternal vitamin D deficiency has been suggested to influence fetal and neonatal health. Little is known about vitamin D status in Chinese pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to assess the vitamin D status of pregnant women residing in Beijing in winter and evaluate the impact of maternal...

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Main Authors: Shu Jun Song, Ling Zhou, Shaoyan Si, Junli Liu, Jinlian Zhou, Kai Feng, Jie Wu, Wenying Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873449?pdf=render