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

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

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 micronutrient status of children in Malaysia is limited. The aim o...

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Main Authors:	Khor, Geok Lin, Chee, Winnie Siew Swee, Mohd Shariff, Zalilah, Poh, Bee Koon, Arumugam, Mohan, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Theobald, Hannah E.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central 2011
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24664/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24664/1/High%20prevalence%20of%20vitamin%20D%20insufficiency%20and%20its%20association%20with%20BMI.pdf

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