Study protocol: Worldwide comparison of vitamin D status of immigrants from different ethnic origins and native-born populations—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study protocol: Worldwide comparison of vitamin D status of immigrants from different ethnic origins and native-born populations—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background A growing body of literature indicates that, worldwide, immigrants experience health deterioration after their arrival into their adopted country, and moreover, they have lower vitamin D compared to the native-born population. We plan to review if the levels of vitamin D are comp...

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Main Authors: Said Yousef, Jesse Elliott, Douglas Manuel, Ian Colman, Manny Papadimitropoulos, Alomgir Hossain, Nathalie Leclair, George A. Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Vitamin D
Immigrants’ health deterioration
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1123-4

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