Routine screening for vitamin D deficiency in early pregnancy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 384-385

  McLeod, Donald S A ^a   Scott, Katherine A ^b   Lust, Karin M C ^c   Mcintyre, H David ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; VITAMIN D;

AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RICKETS; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; MASS SCREENING; METABOLISM; NOTE; PREGNANCY;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84856374757     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10469     Document Type: Letter

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