Vitamin D deficiency in a multinational refugee population

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 792-797

  Wishart, H D ^a   Reeve, A M F ^a   Grant, C C ^b,c  

^a Auckland Regional Public Health Service   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethnic group; New Zealand; Refugee; Sex; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RISK; SCREENING; SEX; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCIFEDIOL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 36348996503     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01385.x     Document Type: Article

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