Tobacco smoke exposure is an independent predictor of vitamin D deficiency in US children.
IMPORTANCE:The role of tobacco-smoke exposure on serum vitamin D concentration in US pediatric population is not known. We hypothesized that tobacco smoke exposure would increase the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in US children. METHODS:Representative national data were accessed from the Nation...
Main Authors: | Benjamin Udoka Nwosu, Philip Kum-Nji |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6175516?pdf=render |
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