Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Aims: To present findings on low blood vitamin D status and its association with obesity among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur. Methods: A cross-sectional study of primary aged school children was undertaken in 2008. Six primary schools were randomly selected from a zone in Kuala Lumpur...

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Main Authors:	Khor, Geok Lin, Chee, Winnie S S, Mohd Shariff, Zalilah, Poh, Bee K, Arumugam, Mohan, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Theobald, Hannah E
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2010
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/22388/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22388/1/Vitamin_D_insufficiency_and_its_association_with_obesity.pdf

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