Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in Chitwan, Nepal

Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in Chitwan, Nepal

Background: As documented by a large body of evidences, Hypovitaminosis D prevails both in the general and the hospitalized populations. We conducted this study to determine the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D amongst the patients visiting a tertiary care hospital and compare the rate gender-wise, a...

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Main Authors:	Kushal Bhattarai, Nilu Manandhar, Sarita Dhakal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	College of Medical Sciences 2019-06-01
Series:	Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal
Subjects:	Hypovitaminosis D Hospital visiting patients 25-hydroxy-cholecalciferol Vitamin D insufficiency Vitamin D deficiency
Online Access:	https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JCMSN/article/view/23483

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