Knowledge, awareness, attitudes and sources of vitamin D deficiency and sufficiency in Saudi children
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Knowledge, awareness, attitudes and sources of vitamin D deficiency and sufficiency in Saudi children
OBJECTIVES To examine the awareness, knowledge, and attitudes regarding vitamin D and its sources among Saudi Arabian children. METHODS One hundred patients (vitamin D-deficient children) and 100 healthy children participated in the study. Participants were interviewed separately on topics including their awareness, knowledge, and attitudes regarding vitamin D using multiple-choice, and shor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0379-5284,1658-3175
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.5.14951