Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its associated factors in three regions of Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Ibrahim M. Kaddam; Adnan M. Al-Shaikh; Bahaa A. Abaalkhail; Khalid S. Asseri; Yousef M. Al-Saleh; Ali A. Al-Qarni; Ahmed M. Al-Shuaibi; Waleed G. Tamimi; Abdelmoneim M. Mukhtar

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Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its associated factors in three regions of Saudi Arabia

A cross-sectional study

Ibrahim M. Kaddam, Adnan M. Al-Shaikh, Bahaa A. Abaalkhail, Khalid S. Asseri, Yousef M. Al-Saleh, Ali A. Al-Qarni, Ahmed M. Al-Shuaibi, Waleed G. Tamimi and Abdelmoneim M. Mukhtar

Saudi Medical Journal April 2017, 38 (4) 381-390; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.4.18753

Ibrahim M. Kaddam

From the Departments of Pathology (Kaddam), Pediatrics (Al-Shaikh), Community Medicine (Asseri), King Abdulaziz Medical City, the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Abaalkhail, Mukhtar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, the Department of Medicine (Al-Saleh), Department of Pathology (Tamimi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, the Department of Medicine (Al-Qarni), King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Hasa, and the Department of Family Medicine (Al-Shuaibi), Imam Abdulrahman AlFaisal Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Adnan M. Al-Shaikh

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Bahaa A. Abaalkhail

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Khalid S. Asseri

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Yousef M. Al-Saleh

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Ali A. Al-Qarni

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Ahmed M. Al-Shuaibi

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Waleed G. Tamimi

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Abdelmoneim M. Mukhtar

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Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its associated factors in three regions of Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim M. Kaddam, Adnan M. Al-Shaikh, Bahaa A. Abaalkhail, Khalid S. Asseri, Yousef M. Al-Saleh, Ali A. Al-Qarni, Ahmed M. Al-Shuaibi, Waleed G. Tamimi, Abdelmoneim M. Mukhtar

Saudi Medical Journal Apr 2017, 38 (4) 381-390; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.4.18753

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Ibrahim M. Kaddam, Adnan M. Al-Shaikh, Bahaa A. Abaalkhail, Khalid S. Asseri, Yousef M. Al-Saleh, Ali A. Al-Qarni, Ahmed M. Al-Shuaibi, Waleed G. Tamimi, Abdelmoneim M. Mukhtar

Saudi Medical Journal Apr 2017, 38 (4) 381-390; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.4.18753

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