The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among dark-skinned populations according to their stage of migration and region of birth: A meta-analysis

Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 21-32

  Martin, Catherine A ^a   Gowda, Usha ^a   Renzaho, Andre M N ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Migrant dark skinned; Pregnancy; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LATITUDE; MIDDLE EAST; MIGRATION; MOTHER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; MIGRANT; PREGNANCY; SKIN;

VITAMIN D;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SKIN; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84959303033     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2015.07.007     Document Type: Article

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