High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among children aged 1 month to 16 years in Hangzhou, China

• Main Authors: Zhu Zhiwei (Author), Zhan Jianying (Author), Shao Jie (Author), Chen Weijun (Author), Chen Liqin (Author), Li Wenhao (Author), Ji Chai (Author), Zhao Zhengyan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent studies have suggested that vitamin D deficiency in children is widespread. But the vitamin D status of Chinese children is seldom investigated. The objective of the present study was to survey the serum levels of 25-hydroxyvi...