A Comprehensive, Epidemiological and Ecological Descriptive Study on Vitamin D Status in Iran (308005 People, from 2009-2018)

Background: Vitamin D is an essential substance for absorption of calcium and phosphorus from intestine so it is vital for muscles and skeletal development. Deficiency of this vitamin is pandemic. The vitamin D status depends on the different factors such as UV exposure, diet, and ecological featur...

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Main Authors: Dariush D. FARHUD, Atefeh MEHRABI, Abdolfattah SARAFNEJAD, Hamid Reza SADEGHIPOUR, Abbas RAHIMIFOROUSHANI, Mohammdad Bagher ROKNI, Keyvan MAJIDI, Ahad ALIZADEH, Marjan ZARIF-YEGANEH, Maryam JALALI, Mahmoud JALALI, Ali Akbar AMIR ZARGAR, Farideh KHOSRAVI, Amir MOMENI, Mohammad KHAZENI, Asadallah HENDIANI, Mehdi AHMADI, Alireza DEHSHIRI, Payam RASOOLI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/16854