Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in exclusively breastfed infants at a tertiary healthcare facility in Nairobi, Kenya

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in exclusively breastfed infants at the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Kenya (AKUHN). The relationships between 25-hydroxyvitamin D; 25OHD, parathyroid hormone (PTH), maternal vitamin D supplementation, and sunligh...

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Main Authors: Nusrat Abubakar Said, Rose Wanjiru Kamenwa, Mary Slessor Limbe, Mitchel Otieno Okumu, William Maina Macharia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2020-08-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972020000600726&tlng=en