Vitamin D deficiency in refugee children from conflict zones

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-93

  Sheikh, Mohamud ^a,b,c   Wang, Shu ^b,c   Pal, Abhijit ^c,d   MacIntyre, C Raina ^a,c   Wood, Nicholas ^b,c   Gunesekera, Hasantha ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Deficiency; Hiding; Refugee; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFUGEE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFUGEES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WAR;

EID: 79551562244     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9325-9     Document Type: Article

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