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Determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in healthy young adults living in the Western Cape, South Africa

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 61 , issue 4 , 2019 , pages: 150–158

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2019.1621047

Author(s): J Visser Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, South Africa , K Knight Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, South Africa , L Philips Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, South Africa , W Visser Division of Dermatology, South Africa , M Wallace Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), Cape Town, South Africa, , DG Nel Centre for Statistical Consultation, South Africa , R Blaauw Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, South Africa

Keywords: adults , healthy , summer and winter , Vitamin D , Western Cape

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Abstract

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is fast emerging as a global pandemic. In South Africa few studies have been conducted to determine the vitamin D status of the healthy population.

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