A Comprehensive, Epidemiological and Ecological Descriptive Study on Vitamin D Status in Iran (308005 People, from 2009-2018)

• Main Authors: Dariush D. FARHUD (Author), Atefeh MEHRABI (Author), Abdolfattah SARAFNEJAD (Author), Hamid Reza SADEGHIPOUR (Author), Abbas RAHIMIFOROUSHANI (Author), Mohammdad Bagher ROKNI (Author), Keyvan MAJIDI (Author), Ahad ALIZADEH (Author), Marjan ZARIF-YEGANEH (Author), Maryam JALALI (Author), Mahmoud JALALI (Author), Ali Akbar AMIR ZARGAR (Author), Farideh KHOSRAVI (Author), Amir MOMENI (Author), Mohammad KHAZENI (Author), Asadallah HENDIANI (Author), Mehdi AHMADI (Author), Alireza DEHSHIRI (Author), Payam RASOOLI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vitamin D is an essential substance for absorption of calcium and phosphorus from intestine so it is vital for muscles and skeletal development. Deficiency of this vitamin is pandemic. The vitamin D status depends on the different factors such as UV exposure, diet, and ecological feature...