Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in South Asia

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 891-897

  Masood, Syed Hassaan ^a   Iqbal, Mohammad Perwaiz ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

South Asia; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

1,24,25 TRIHYDROXYCOLECALCIFEROL; 25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGING; ARTHRITIS; AWARENESS; BONE DENSITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ELEMENTAL DIET; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; INFLAMMATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OSTEOMALACIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RELIGION; REVIEW; RICKETS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH ASIA; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 57449111729     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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