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Vitamin D Deficiency

Testing for vitamin d deficiency in veterans—is there a seasonal bias? J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2010 Feb;11(2):128–31.
Vitamin D in pregnancy—time for action- a paediatric audit. BJOG. 2009 Nov;116(12):1678–82.
Skin cancer prevention and UV-protection: how to avoid vitamin D-deficiency? Br J Dermatol. 2009 Nov;161 Suppl 3:54–60.
Vitamin D and mortality in older men and women. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Nov;71(5):666–72.
Vitamin D deficiency and mortality. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2009 Nov;12(6):634–9.
Vitamin d deficiency/insufficiency practice patterns in a veterans health administration long-term care population: a retrospective analysis. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 Nov;10(9):653–7.
Defining Vitamin D Deficiency in Children: Beyond 25-OH Vitamin D Serum Concentrations. Pediatrics. 2009 Nov;124(5):1471–3.
25-hydroxyvitamin d measurement, 2009: a review for clinicians. J Clin Densitom. 2009 Oct–Dec;12(4):417–27.
The prevalence of vitamin D abnormalities in South Asians with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the UK. Int J Clin Pract. 2009 Oct 27.
Recognition and management of vitamin D deficiency. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Oct 15;80(8):841–6.
Comparative 25-OH-vitamin D level in institutionalized women older than 65 years from two cities in Spain and Argentina having a similar solar radiation index. Nutrition. 2009 Oct 8.
Nutrition: US recommendations fail to correct vitamin D deficiency. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2009 Oct;5(10):534–6.
Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood: prevalent in the sunny South Pacific. Public Health Nutr. 2009 Oct;12(10):1893–901.
Vitamin D levels in healthy men in eastern Saudi Arabia. Ann Saudi Med. 2009 Sep–Oct;29(5):378–82.
The dependency of vitamin D status on body mass index, gender, age and season. Anticancer Res. 2009 Sep;29(9):3713–20.
Development of different human skin colors: a review highlighting photobiological and photobiophysical aspects. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2009 Aug 3;96(2):93–100.
Pigmentation and vitamin D metabolism in Caucasians: low vitamin D serum levels in fair skin types in the UK. PLoS One. 2009 Aug 3;4(8):e6477.
Prevalence and Associations of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Deficiency in US Children: NHANES 2001–2004. Pediatrics. 2009 Aug 3.
The Vitamin D Status Among Tibetans. Photochem Photobiol. 2009 Jul 1;85(4):1028–1031.
Vitamin D deficiency and nutritional status in elderly hospitalized subjects in Iceland. Public Health Nutr. 2009 Jul;12(7):1001–5.
Heritability and environmental factors affecting vitamin D status in rural Chinese adolescent Twins. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jun 23.
Global vitamin D status and determinants of hypovitaminosis D. Osteoporos Int. 2009 Jun 19.
Is Vitamin D the Fountain of Youth? Endocr Pract. 2009 Jun 2:1–25.
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women and their newborns in an Iranian population. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Jun;18(6):835–9.
Correlation of symptoms with vitamin d deficiency and symptom response to cholecalciferol treatment: a randomized controlled trial. Endocr Pract. 2009 May–Jun;15(3):203–12.
Vitamin D, outdoor happiness, and the meaning of deficiency. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 May 26;53(21):2011–2; author reply 2012–3.
25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in healthy premenopausal women: Association with bone turnover markers and bone mineral density. Bone. 2009 May 22.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients attending a general otolaryngology clinic in South Auckland. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2009 May;118(5):326–8.
Vitamin D deficiency and supplementation during pregnancy. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 May;70(5):685–90.
Vitamin D deficiency in rural girls and pregnant women despite abundant sunshine in northern India. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 May;70(5):680–4.
Vitamin D insufficiency is common in Indian mothers but is not associated with gestational diabetes or variation in newborn size. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 May;63(5):646–52.
Vitamin D: are children and adolescents at risk for deficiency? J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 May;109(5):952.
Vitamin D and sun protection: the impact of mixed public health messages in Australia. Int J Cancer. 2009 Apr 15;124(8):1963–70.
Determinants of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in African-American and Caucasian male veterans. Osteoporos Int. 2009 Mar 12.
Behavioural and physical characteristics associated with vitamin D status in women. Bone. 2009 Mar 2.
Predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D status among adults in two British national surveys. Br J Nutr. 2009 Mar;101(5):760–4.
Vitamin D, PTH and calcium levels in pregnant women and their neonates. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Mar;70(3):372–7.
Presence of 25(OH)D deficiency and its effect on vitamin D receptor mRNA expression. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 Mar;63(3):446–9.
Chemotherapy is linked to severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with colorectal cancer. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2009 Feb;24(2):219–24.
Vitamin D Deficiency in Older Men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan 27.
Seasonal variance of 25-(OH) vitamin D in the general population of Estonia, a Northern European country. BMC Public Health 2009 Jan 19, 9:22.
Severe Vitamin D-deficiency and the Health of North China Children. Matern Child Health J. 2009 Jan;13(1):144–50.
Vitamin D Status and its Relationship to Body Fat, Final Height, and Peak Bone Mass in Young Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan;94(1):67–73.
Vitamin D: current status and perspectives. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2008 Dec 22.
The relationship of vitamin D deficiency to health care costs in veterans. Mil Med. 2008 Dec;173(12):1214–8.
Update on vitamin D and evaluation of vitamin D status. Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2008 Dec;69(6):501–10.
The contribution of diet and sun exposure to the nutritional status of vitamin D in elderly Spanish women: the five countries study (OPTIFORD Project). Nutr Hosp. 2008 Nov–Dec;23(6):567–76.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients attending a multidisciplinary tertiary pain clinic. N Z Med J. 2008 Nov 28;121(1286):57–62.
Is this D vitamin to worry about? Vitamin D insufficiency in an inpatient sample. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2008 Oct;42(10):874–8.
Cod liver oil, vitamin A toxicity, frequent respiratory infections, and the vitamin D deficiency epidemic. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2008 Nov;117(11):864–70. Review.
Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Vitamin D Inadequacy among Patients with Chronic Pain. Pain Med. 2008 Nov;9(8):979–84.
Vitamin D Deficiency among HIV Type 1-Infected Individuals in the Netherlands: Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 2008 Oct. 18. Vol. 4 No. 11.
Adequate level of vitamin D is essential for maintaining good health. Postepy Hig Med Dosw (Online). 2008 Oct 9;62:502–10. In Polish.
Urban tropospheric ozone increases the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Belgian postmenopausal women with outdoor activities during summer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Oct;93(10):3893–9.
Vitamin D: a rapid review. Urol Nurs. 2008 Oct;28(5):343–9, 384; quiz 350.
Vitamin D and human health: lessons from vitamin D receptor null mice. Endocr Rev. 2008 Oct;29(6):726–76.
Prevalence of vitamin d insufficiency in patients with Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease. Arch Neurol. 2008 Oct;65(10):1348–52.
Evaluation and correction of low vitamin D status. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2008 Sep;6(3):95–9. Review.
High Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. ADA Journal. Volume 108, Issue 9, Pages 1512–1516 (Sept 2008).
Pattern of 25-hydroxy vitamin D response at short (2 month) and long (1 year) interval after 8 weeks of oral supplementation with cholecalciferol in Asian Indians with chronic hypovitaminosis D. Br J Nutr. 2008 Sep;100(3):526–9.
Pediatric vitamin D and calcium nutrition in developing countries. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2008 Sep;9(3):181–92.
Hypovitaminosis D among rheumatology outpatients in clinical practice. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Sep;47(9):1348–51.
Genetic and environmental determinants of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels in Hispanic and African Americans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Sep;93(9):3381–8.
25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the risk of mortality in the general population. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Aug 11;168(15):1629–37.
Vitamin D across the lifecycle: physiology and biomarkers. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Aug;88(2):500S–506S. Review.
25-Hydroxyvitamin D: functional outcomes in infants and young children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Aug;88(2):529S–533S. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency in children and its management: review of current knowledge and recommendations. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug;122(2):398–417. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency in a multiethnic cohort of breast cancer survivors. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jul;88(1):133–9.
Hypovitaminosis D in chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Jul;3(4):1144–51.
Vitamin D and living in northern latitudes—an endemic risk area for vitamin D deficiency. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2008 Jun;67(2–3):164–78. Review.
Hypovitaminosis D among healthy children in the United States: a review of the current evidence. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jun;162(6):513–9. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency in systemic lupus erythematosus: prevalence, predictors and clinical consequences. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Jun;47(6):920–3.
Vitamin D deficiency and low bone status in adult female garment factory workers in Bangladesh. Br J Nutr. 2008 Jun;99(6):1322–9.
Pakistani immigrant children and adults in Denmark have severely low vitamin D status. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008 May;62(5):625–34.
Seemingly paradoxical seasonal influences on vitamin D status in nursing-home elderly people from a Mediterranean area. Nutrition. 2008 May;24(5):414—20.
Vitamin D status in postmenopausal women living at higher latitudes in the UK in relation to bone health, overweight, sunlight exposure and dietary vitamin D. Bone. 2008 May;42(5):996–1003.
Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Apr;87(4):1080S–6S. Review.
Should we be concerned about the vitamin D status of athletes? Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2008 Apr;18(2):204–24. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency in southern Arizona. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Mar;87(3):608–13.
Prevalence & potential significance of vitamin D deficiency in Asian Indians. Indian J Med Res. 2008 Mar;127(3):229–38. Review.
Vitamin D status in Andhra Pradesh : a population based study. Indian J Med Res. 2008 Mar;127(3):211–8.
Hypovitaminosis D in obese children and adolescents: relationship with adiposity, insulin sensitivity, ethnicity, and season. Metabolism. 2008 Feb;57(2):183–91.
Vitamin D deficiency in psychiatric in-patients and treatment with daily supplements of calcium and ergocalciferol. Psychiatric Bulletin (2008) 32: 390–393.
The effect of a combined oral calcium and vitamin D supplement for treating mild to moderate vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal women. Clin Interv Aging. 2008;3(1):183–6.
Vitamin D insufficiency in children, adolescents, and young adults with cystic fibrosis despite routine oral supplementation. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Dec;86(6):1694–9.
Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight. Thorax. 2007 Nov;62(11):1003–7.
Vitamin D supplementation and total mortality: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Sep 10;167(16):1730–7. Review.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in uninsured women. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Aug;22(8):1180–3.
Vitamin D deficiency: Cultural influence and physician responsibility. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jul 30;57(6):1107–1108.
Vitamin D deficiency. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jul 19;357(3):266–81. Review.
Prevalence of 25(OH) vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in chronic kidney disease stage 5 patients on hemodialysis. Hemodial Int. 2007 Jul;11(3):315–21.
Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in obese children and adolescents.J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jul;20(7):817–23.
Risk factors for low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in otherwise healthy children and adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr. Vol. 86, No. 1, 150–158, July 2007
Low vitamin D status despite abundant sun exposure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jun;92(6):2130–5.
Vitamin d and rehabilitation: improving functional outcomes. Nutr Clin Pract. 2007 Jun;22(3):297–304. Review.
Hiding from the sun—vitamin D deficiency in refugees. Aust Fam Physician. 2007 May;36(5):355–7. Review.
Elevated blood lead concentrations and vitamin D deficiency in winter and summer in young urban children. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Apr;115(4):630–5.
High prevalence of low dietary calcium, high phytate consumption, and vitamin D deficiency in healthy south Indians. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Apr;85(4):1062–7.
Prevalence and Impact of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Southern Chinese Adults. Ann Nutr Metab. 2007 Mar 15;51 (1):59–64.
Hypovitaminosis D in British adults at age 45 y: nationwide cohort study of dietary and lifestyle predictors. Am J Clin Nutr. Vol. 85, No. 3, 860–868, March 2007.
Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in elderly ambulatory outpatients in Denver, Colorado. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007 Mar;5(1):1–8.
Circulating Vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Humans: An Important Tool to Define Adequate Nutritional Vitamin D Status. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 March; 103(3–5): 631–634.
Vitamin D deficiency in residents of academic long-term care facilities despite having been prescribed vitamin D. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Feb;8(2):71–5.
High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Black and White Pregnant Women Residing in the Northern United States and Their Neonates. J Nutr. 2007 Feb;137(2):447–452.
Canadian Aboriginal women have a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency than non-Aboriginal women despite similar dietary vitamin D intakes. J Nutr. 2007 Feb;137(2):461–5.
Vitamin D deficiency (in adults). Main symptoms: bone pain. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2006 Dec 13;95(50):1953–9; quiz 1960. Review in German.
Vitamin D deficiency: prevention or treatment? Arch Dis Child. 2006 Dec;91(12):1011–4.
Determinants of vitamin D status in older men living in a subtropical climate. Osteoporos Int. 2006 Dec;17(12):1742–8.
Vitamin D status in a rural postmenopausal female population. J Am Coll Nutr. 2006 Oct;25(5):395–402.
Epidemic influenza and vitamin D. Epidemiol Infect. 2006 Sep 7;1–12.
The challenge resulting from positive and negative effects of sunlight: how much solar UV exposure is appropriate to balance between risks of vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):9–16. Review.
Vitamin D physiology. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):4–8.
Vitamin D deficiency: A global perspective. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2006 Aug;50(4):640–6.
Risk factors for vitamin D inadequacy among women with osteoporosis: an international epidemiological study. International Journal of Clinical Practice Volume 60 Issue 8 Page 1013—August 2006.
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant non-Western women in The Hague, Netherlands. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Aug;84(2):350–3; quiz 468–9.
Resurrection of vitamin D deficiency and rickets. J Clin Invest. 2006 Aug;116(8):2062–72. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency in older female community-dwelling acute hospital admissions and the response to supplementation. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2006 Aug;60(8):1009–15.
Prevalence and functional significance of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in Asian Indians. Am J Clin Nutr, Vol. 83, No. 6, 1411–1419, June 2006.
The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and secondary hyperparathyroidism in obese Black Americans. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2006 May;64(5):523–9.
Vitamin D deficiency in outpatients:—a Scottish perspective. Scott Med J. 2006 May;51(2):27–31.
Changes in calcium, 25OH vitamin D3 and other biochemical factors during pregnancy. J Endocrinol Invest. 2006 Apr;29(4):303–7.
Severe vitamin-D deficiency in more than half of the immigrant pregnant women of non-western origin and their newborns. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2006 Mar 4;150(9):495–9. In Dutch.
High prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy and implications for health. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Mar;81(3):353–73. Review.
Prevalence of suboptimal vitamin D status in young, adult and elderly Irish subjects. Ir Med J. 2006 Feb;99(2):48–9.
An overview of the prevalence of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D inadequacy amongst elderly patients with or without fragility fracture in the United Kingdom. Curr Med Res Opin. 2006 Feb;22(2):405–15. Review.
Severe vitamin D deficiency in Hawai'i: a case report. Hawaii Med J. 2006 Jan;65(1):16–17, 20.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in girls aged 4-8 y living in the southeastern United States. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Jan;83(1):75–81.
High Prevalence of Vitamin D Inadequacy and Implications for Health. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006;81(3):353–373. Review.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations of New Zealanders aged 15 years and older. Osteoporos Int. 2006;17(9):1382–9.
Determinants of vitamin D status in older women living in a subtropical climate. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Dec;16(12):1641–8.
Top 10 vitamin D myths. Minn Med. 2005 Nov;88(11):38–41.
The vitamin D epidemic and its health consequences. J Nutr. 2005 Nov;135(11):2739S–48S.
Vitamin D inadequacy among post-menopausal women: a systematic review. QJM. 2005 Sep;98(9):667–76. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency in adolescent females. J Adolesc Health. 2005 Jul;37(1):75.
Prevalence of calcidiol deficiency in CKD: a cross-sectional study across latitudes in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005 Jun;45(6):1026–33.
Adolescent girls in Maine are at risk for vitamin D insufficiency. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 Jun;105(6):971–4.
Vitamin D and calcium deficits predispose for multiple chronic diseases. Eur J Clin Invest. 2005 May;35(5):290–304. Review.
Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in postmenopausal south Indian women. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Apr;16(4):397–402.
Teenage girls and elderly women living in northern Europe have low winter vitamin D status. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Apr;59(4):533–41.
Vitamin D and the elderly. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2005 Mar;62(3):265–81. Review.
Vitamin D intake and status in Irish postmenopausal women. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Mar;59(3):404–10.
Vitamin D intake: a global perspective of current status. J Nutr. 2005 Feb;135(2):310–6. Review.
Subclinical Vitamin D Deficiency Is Increased in Adolescent Girls Who Wear Concealing Clothing. J Nutr. 135:218–222, February 2005.
Vitamin D deficiency in Tunisia. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Feb;16(2):180–3.
Undiagnosed Vitamin D Deficiency in the Hospitalized Patient. Am Fam Physician 2005;71:299–304.
Vitamin D deficiency in community older adults with falls of gait imbalance: an under-recognized problem in the inner city. J Nutr Elder. 2005;25(1):7–19.
Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in chronic kidney disease. A single center observational study. Am J Nephrol. 2004 Sep–Oct;24(5):503–10.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Status New Zealand children. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004 Aug;13(Suppl):S46.
Prevalence and seasonal variation of hypovitaminosis D and its relationship to bone metabolism in community dwelling postmenopausal Hungarian women. Osteoporos Int. 2004 Jun;15(6):447–51.
Which circulating level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D is appropriate? J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2004 May;89–90(1–5):611–4. Review.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status of New Zealand adolescents and adults. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004;13(Suppl):S47.
Prevalence of severe hypovitaminosis D in patients with persistent, nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Dec;78(12):1463–70.
Hypovitaminosis D in older adults. Gerontology. 2003 Sep–Oct;49(5):273–8. Review.
Assessment of vitamin D and calcium status in healthy adult Austrians. Eur J Clin Invest. 2003 Apr;33(4):323–31.
Review of the concept of vitamin D "sufficiency and insufficiency." Nefrologia. 2003;23 Suppl 2:73–7. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency in a population of healthy western Canadians. CMAJ. 2002 Jun 11;166(12):1517–24. Erratum in: 2002 Oct 15;167(8):850.
Hypovitaminosis D prevalence and determinants among African American and white women of reproductive age: third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Jul;76(1):187–92.
Vitamin D deficiency in children with chronic diseases evaluated because of osteopenia. Rev Med Chil. 2002 Jun;130(6):645–50.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status of adolescents and adults in two seasonal subpopulations from NHANES III. Bone. 2002 May;30(5):771–7.
The impact of atmospheric pollution on vitamin D status of infants and toddlers in Delhi, India Archives of Disease in Childhood 2002;87:111–113
Longitudinal evaluation of vitamin D status in healthy subjects from southern Italy: seasonal and gender differences. Osteoporos Int. 2001 Dec;12(12):1026–30.
Wintertime vitamin D insufficiency is common in young Canadian women, and their vitamin D intake does not prevent it. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2001 Dec;55(12):1091–7.
Low serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in young adult Japanese women: a cross sectional study. Nutrition. 2001 Nov–Dec;17(11–12):921–5.
Vitamin D deficiency and bone health in healthy adults in Finland: could this be a concern in other parts of Europe? J Bone Miner Res. 2001 Nov;16(11):2066–73.
Vitamin D status of an outpatient clinic population. Calcif Tissue Int. 2001 Nov;69(5):263–7.
Vitamin D insufficiency in Japanese female college students: a preliminary report. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2001 Sep;71(5):302–5.
Vitamin D status and its adequacy in healthy Danish perimenopausal women: relationships to dietary intake, sun exposure and serum parathyroid hormone. Br J Nutr. 2001 Aug;86 Suppl 1:S97–103.
A high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in Finnish medical in and outpatients. J Intern Med. 2001 Jun;249(6):559–63.
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jewish mothers in Israel. Isr Med Assoc J. 2001 Jun;3(6):419–21.
Hypovitaminosis D: a major worldwide public health problem. Presse Med. 2001 Apr 7;30(13):653–8.
Hypovitaminosis D in healthy schoolchildren. Pediatrics. 2001 Apr;107(4):E53.
Wintertime vitamin D deficiency in male adolescents: effect on parathyroid function and response to vitamin D3 supplements. Osteoporos Int. 2001;12(10):875–9.
Vitamin D deficiency among older women with and without disability. Am J Clin Nutr. 2000 Dec;72(6):1529–34.
Vitamin D deficiency among immigrants. Ugeskr Laeger. 2000 Nov 13;162(46):6196–9. Review in Danish.
Hypovitaminosis D in a sunny country: relation to lifestyle and bone markers. J Bone Miner Res. 2000 Sep;15(9):1856–62.
Prevention of vitamin D deficiency in adolescents and pre-adolescents. An interventional multicenter study on the biological effect of repeated doses of 100,000 IU of vitamin D3. Arch Pediatr. 2000 Feb;7(2):148–53.
Low vitamin D levels in outpatient postmenopausal women from a rheumatology clinic in Madrid, Spain: their relationship with bone mineral density. Osteoporos Int. 2000;11(9):739–44.
Attention is needed to the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in our older population. N Z Med J. 1999 Dec 10;112(1101):471–2.
Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in Indo-Asian patients attending a rheumatology clinic. Bone. 1999 Nov;25(5):609–11.
Vitamin D intake is low and hypovitaminosis D common in healthy 9- to 15-year-old Finnish girls. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1999 Sep;53(9):746–51.
Perinatal vitamin D and calcium status of northern Canadian mothers and their newborn infants. J Am Coll Nutr. 1999 Apr;18(2):122–6.
Occult vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal US women with acute hip fracture. JAMA. 1999 Apr 28;281(16):1505–11.
Disease caused by lack of sunlight: rickets and osteomalacia. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1999 Mar 20;143(12):593–7. Review.
Hypovitaminosis D in an Italian population of healthy subjects and hospitalized patients. Br J Nutr. 1999 Feb;81(2):133–7.
Vitamin D status during puberty in French healthy male adolescents. Osteoporos Int. 1999;10(3):222–5.
High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D among free-living postmenopausal women referred to an osteoporosis outpatient clinic in northern Italy for initial screening. Osteoporos Int. 1999;9(3):226–9.
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and reduced bone mass in elderly women with Alzheimer's disease. Bone. 1998 Dec;23(6):555–7.
Seasonal deficiency of vitamin D in children: a potential target for osteoporosis-preventing strategies? J Bone Miner Res. 1998 Apr;13(4):544–8.
Redefining vitamin D insufficiency. Lancet. 1998 Mar 14;351(9105):805–6. Letter.
Hypovitaminosis D in medical inpatients. N Engl J Med. 1998 Mar 19;338(12):777–83.
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and reduced bone mass in Parkinson's disease. Neurology. 1997 Nov;49(5):1273–8.
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and its determinants in an elderly population sample. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Oct;66(4):929–36.
Seasonal prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in institutionalized older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997 May;45(5):598–603.
Subclinical vitamin D deficiency in neonates: definition and response to vitamin D supplements. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Mar;65(3):771–8.
Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in an adult normal population. Osteoporos Int. 1997;7(5):439–43.
Vitamin D deficiency in homebound elderly persons. JAMA. 1995 Dec 6;274(21):1683–6.
Vitamin D deficiency in veterans with chronic spinal cord injury. Metabolism. 1995 Dec;44(12):1612–6.
Hypovitaminosis D in the healthy elderly. Br J Clin Pract. 1995 Nov–Dec;49(6):301–3.
Prevalence and biological consequences of vitamin D deficiency in elderly institutionalized subjects. Rev Rhum Engl Ed. 1995 Oct;62(9):576–81.
Vitamin D deficiency in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995 Jul;43(7):822–8. Review.
Serum vitamin D concentrations among elderly people in Europe. Lancet. 1995 Jul 22;346(8969):207–10.
Are elderly Asians in Britain at a high risk of vitamin D deficiency and osteomalacia? Age Ageing. 1995 Mar;24(2):103–7.
Vitamin D and pubertal maturation. Value and tolerance of vitamin D supplementation during the winter season. Arch Pediatr. 1995 Mar;2(3):221–6. In French.
McCollum Award Lecture, 1994: vitamin D—new horizons for the 21st century. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994 Oct;60(4):619–30. Review.
Severe vitamin D deficiency in Auckland. N Z Med J. 1993 Dec 8;106(969):524–6.
Vitamin D deficiency in a Manitoba community. Can J Public Health. 1993 Nov-Dec;84(6):394–6.
Vitamin D deficiency found in the diet of the elderly in South Carolina. J S C Med Assoc. 1993 Jun;89(6):273–8.
Differences in vitamin D status between countries in young adults and the elderly. Am J Med. 1992 Jul;93(1):69–77.
Vitamin D status, parathyroid hormone and sunlight in Turkish, Moroccan and Caucasian children in The Netherlands. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1990 Jun;44(6):461–70.
Vitamin D deficiency in elderly patients in a general hospital. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1989 Jul;37(7):589–92.
Vitamin D status in the elderly: seasonal substrate deficiency causes 1,25-dihydroxy cholecalciferol deficiency. Am J Clin Nutr. 1987 Apr;45(4):755–63.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the elderly in two rural areas in Ireland. Ir Med J. 1986 Dec;79(12):359.
Low serum concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in human magnesium deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1985 Nov;61(5):933–40.
Hypovitaminosis D and elevated serum alkaline phosphatase in elderly Irish people. Am J Clin Nutr. 1985 Jan;41(1):101–9.
A survey of vitamin D deficiency in gastrointestinal and liver disorders. Q J Med. 1984 Winter;53(209):119–34.
Vitamin D intake, sunlight exposure and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in the elderly during one year. Ann Nutr Metab. 1984;28(3):144–50.
Nutritional status in a healthy elderly population: vitamin D. Am J Clin Nutr. 1982 Dec;36(6):1225–33.
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