High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women: a national cross-sectional survey.
An increasing number of studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is associated with multiple adverse health outcomes in mothers, neonates and children. There are no representative country data available on vitamin D status of pregnant women in Europe. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Belgian pregnant women and to assess the determinants of vitamin D status in the first and third trimester of pregnancy. The women were selected via a multi-stage proportionate-to-size sampling design. Blood samples were collected and a questionna... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
Schlagwörter: | Sciences bio-médicales et agricoles / Adult / Belgium -- epidemiology / Cross-Sectional Studies / Female / Health Surveys / Humans / Middle Aged / Pregnancy / Pregnancy Complications -- blood -- diagnosis -- epidemiology / Pregnant Women / Prevalence / Vitamin D -- blood / Vitamin D Deficiency -- blood -- diagnosis -- epidemiology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26588614 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/156552 |