Maternal vitamin-D deficiency in Pakistan

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 970-973

  Atiq, Mehnaz ^a,b   Suria, Amin ^a   Nizami, Shaikh Qamaruddin ^a   Ahmed, Iqbal ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

25 Hydroxy cholecalciferol; Nursing mothers; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM ION; PHOSPHORUS;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0032435227     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1998.771004.x     Document Type: Article

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