Illuminating the dark side - vitamin D status in different localities of karachi

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 604-606

  Iqbal, Romaina ^a   Jafri, Lena ^b   Haroon, Ali ^b   Khan, Aysha Habib ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Housing; Localities; Urban; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NOTE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881339152     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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