Vitamin D in pregnancy: An old problem still to be solved?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 740-741

  Williams, A F ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN D;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SUN EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 34548513990     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.120774     Document Type: Short Survey

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