Vitamin D in pregnancy and lactation: Maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes from human and animal studies

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Kovacs, Christopher S ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADAPTATION; BONE METABOLISM; BREAST FEEDING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 49449106947     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/88.2.520s     Document Type: Review

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