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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

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