Vitamin D nutrition in pregnancy: Current opinion

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 333-343

  Dawodu, Adekunle ^a   Akinbi, Henry ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neonate; Pregnancy; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; CHOLESTANETRIOL 26 MONOOXYGENASE; COLECALCIFEROL; PHOSPHORUS; VITAMIN D;

CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; VAGINITIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 84879988079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S34032     Document Type: Review

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