Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in young African children

<strong>Background</strong> Children living in sub-Saharan Africa have a high burden of rickets and infectious diseases, conditions that are linked to vitamin D deficiency. However, data on the vitamin D status of young African children and its environmental and genetic predictors are li...

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Main Authors: Mogire, RM, Morovat, A, Muriuki, JM, Mentzer, AJ, Webb, EL, Kimita, W, Ndungu, FM, Macharia, AW, Cutland, CL, Sirima, SB, Diarra, A, Tiono, AB, Lule, SA, Madhi, SA, Sandhu, MS, Prentice, AM, Bejon, P, Pettifor, JM, Elliott, AM, Adeyemo, A, Williams, TN, Atkinson, SH
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2021