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ea0045p49 | Miscellaneous/other | BSPED2016

Vitamin D status of healthy, low-income, kurdish children in Sulaimani city and Kalar district of Iraqi Kurdistan

Mohammad Dereen Najat , Ali Mohammed Abdalqadir , Mohammed Nwayyin

Vitamin D deficiency can cause serious health complications in both adult and children. Recent studies have shown a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children worldwide. Despite the abundance of sunlight in the Middle East, many research groups have confirmed alarming rates of vitamin D deficiency in Middle Eastern population; however vitamin D status among Middle Eastern countries is rarely investigated.For the first time, this study compared v...