Vitamin D deficiency among newly resettled refugees in Massachusetts

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 941-948

  Penrose, Katherine ^a   Adams, Jo Hunter ^a   Nguyen, Thinh ^a   Cochran, Jennifer ^a   Geltman, Paul L ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrient deficiency; Nutrition; Refugees; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871948298     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9603-9     Document Type: Article

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