Journal:
:international journal of pediatrics
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roya kelishadi department of pediatrics, child growth and development research center, research institute for primordial prevention of non-communicable disease, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran.
mostafa qorbani department of community medicine, school of medicine, alborz university of medical sciences, karaj, iran.
mohammad esmaeil motlagh pediatrics department, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, iran.
ramin heshmat department of epidemiology, chronic diseases research center, endocrinology and metabolism population sciences institute, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
parinaz poursafa department of environmental health, environment research center, research institute for primordial prevention of non-communicable disease, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran.
maryam bahreynian department of pediatrics, child growth and development research center, research institute for primordial prevention of non-communicable disease, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran.
background: sunlight is the main source of vitamin d; therefore, environmental factors might have an important role in the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis d in children. this study aimed to assess the vitamin d status according to the climate of the living area in a nationally representative sample of iranian adolescents. material and methods: this nationwide cross-sectional survey was perfo...