Vitamin-D deficiency and its association with breast feeding among children at 1 year of age in an urban community in South India
Context: High prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency is reported among healthy infants, children and adolescents. Maternal Vitamin-D deficiency, poor vitamin-D content of breast milk even in Vitamin-D replete mothers, exclusive breastfeeding without Vitamin-D supplementation and inadequate sunlight expo...
Main Authors: | R Gnanaraj, B Arul Premanand Lionel, Meghana Paranjape, Prabakar Devarajan Moses, Jacob John, F S Geethanjali, Winsley Rose |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=1668;epage=1671;aulast=Gnanaraj |
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