Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its related factors in AqQala city in 2016
JBUMS-Journal of Birjand University of Medical Sciences. 2017; 24 (2): 108-116
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-191483
ABSTRACT
Background and Aim:
Vitamin D is provided through dietary intake or synthesis in the skin by ultraviolet ray from sunlight. Vitamin D has a significant role in calcium homeostasis and cellular growth and facilitating normal immune system function. High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is a particularly important public health in Iran. To the present study aimed at describing the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and identifying its related risk factors
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Birjand Univ. Med. Sci.
Year:
2017
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