Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy and its impact on the fetus, the newborn and in childhood

OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in pregnant women and their children is an important health problem with severe consequences for the health of both. Thus, the objectives of this review were to reassess the magnitude and consequences of VDD during pregnancy, lactation and infancy, associated ri...

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Main Authors: Marilyn Urrutia-Pereira, Dirceu Solé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2015-03-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822015000100104&lng=en&tlng=en