Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Pakistani population

• Main Authors: Norhasiza, Mat Jusoh, Atif Amin, Baig, Khan, M.U.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5840/1/FH02-FP-18-13159.pdf; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5840/
• Institution: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) has arisen as a global issue and having manifold damaging effects on human health it needs urgent attention. Vitamin D is characteristically involved in bone and mineral regulation, but its deficiency can cause many extra-skeletal problems as well such as infections, hea...