Is vitamin D deficiency a major global public health problem?

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 144, Issue PART A, 2014, Pages 138-145

  Palacios, Cristina ^a   Gonzalez, Lilliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Children; Elder; Infants; Pregnancy; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

AFRICA; ASIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; POPULATION GROUP; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADOLESCENTS; ADULTS; CHILDREN; ELDER; INFANTS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84906789975     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.11.003     Document Type: Review

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