Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and predictors of vitamin D status in Italian healthy adolescents
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Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and predictors of vitamin D status in Italian healthy adolescents
BACKGROUND Vitamin D plays an important role in health promotion during adolescence. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are common in adolescents worldwide. Few data on vitamin D status and risk factors for hypovitaminosis D in Italian adolescents are currently available. METHODS 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels were evaluated in 427 Italian healthy adole...
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عنوان ژورنال: Italian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-40-54