Vitamin D status in healthy black African adults at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross sectional study
Abstract Background Vitamin D has been known since the twentieth Century for its benefits in bone health. Recent observational studies have demonstrated its benefits in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases and cance...
Main Authors: | Elizabeth Kagotho, Geoffrey Omuse, Nancy Okinda, Peter Ojwang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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Series: | BMC Endocrine Disorders |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-018-0296-5 |
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