Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Summary: Background: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with non-communicable and infectious diseases, but the vitamin D status of African populations is not well characterised. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children and adults living in Africa. Methods: For this sys...
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Main Authors: | Reagan M Mogire, MSc (Author), Agnes Mutua, BSc (Author), Wandia Kimita, MSc (Author), Alice Kamau, MSc (Author), Philip Bejon, PhD (Author), John M Pettifor, MBBCh (Author), Adebowale Adeyemo, MD (Author), Thomas N Williams, FMedSci (Author), Sarah H Atkinson, PhD (Author) |
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2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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