Highly prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Brazilian women of reproductive age

ABSTRACT Objective Vitamin D has several metabolic functions and possible reproductive functions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Brazilian women of reproductive age, and to evaluate the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrati...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Medina Lopes, Joaquim Roberto Costa Lopes, Jean Pierre Barguil Brasileiro, Ingrid de Oliveira, Ricardo Peclat Lacerda, Marcos Renato Dib Andrade, Natália Ivet Zavattiero Tierno, Roberto Costa Cavalcante de Souza, Luiz Augusto Casulari Roxo da Motta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016-10-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972017000100021&lng=en&tlng=en