Prevalence and predictors of low vitamin D concentrations in urban Canadian toddlers

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Maguire, Jonathon L ^a,b,c,d,f   Birken, Catherine S ^c,d,f   O'Connor, Deborah L ^f   Macarthur, Colin ^c,d,f   Thorpe, Kevin E ^b,e   Mamdani, Muhammad ^b,f   Parkin, Patricia C ^c,d,f  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Obesity; Primary care; Toddlers; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPRING; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

EID: 80052767865     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.2.e11     Document Type: Article

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