High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its association with BMI-for-age among primary school children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Background Deficiencies of micronutrients can affect the growth and development of children. There is increasing evidence of vitamin D deficiency world-wide resulting in nutritional rickets in children and osteoporosis in adulthood. Data on the micronutrient status of children in Malaysia is limite...
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| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/1411/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1411/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1411/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1411/4/1471-2458-11-95.pdf |