Vitamin D status among postmenopausal osteoporotic women: a hospital based cross-sectional study from Northern Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency is common among post-menopausal women and it is important to treat vitamin D deficiency to prevent falls and fractures in patients with osteoporosis. Few studies examined the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in general population of Sri Lanka but no studies...

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Main Authors: Navaneethakrishnan Suganthan, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Vithegi Kesavan, Mahalingam Aravinthan, Nadarajah Rajeshkannan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Nutrition
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40795-020-00341-y