High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its association with BMI-for-age among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Hauptverfasser: Arumugam Mohan (VerfasserIn), Rahman Jamalludin A (VerfasserIn), Poh Bee K (VerfasserIn), Shariff Zalilah M (VerfasserIn), Chee Winnie SS (VerfasserIn), Khor Geok L (VerfasserIn), Theobald Hannah E (VerfasserIn)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Deficiencies of micronutrients can affect the growth and development of children. There is increasing evidence of vitamin D deficiency world-wide resulting in nutritional rickets in children and osteoporosis in adulthood. Data on the...