HYPOVITAMINOSIS-D: FREQUENCY AND ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL DISEASE WITH BIOCHEMICAL LEVELS IN ADULT PATIENTS OF RMI MEDICAL OPD.
Author(s) -
Hammad Shah
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.322.9172
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d deficiency , hypovitaminosis , vitamin d and neurology , disease , cross sectional study , pediatrics , physical examination , physiology , pathology
Vitamin D is steroid hormone essential for maintaining many important functions in the body. Hypovitaminosis D has become worldwide problem affecting all age groups and both genders, but its prevalence is very high in South Asia. Therefore this study was aimed to determine frequency of hypovitaminosis D in adult patients of RMI Medical Out Patients Department (OPD) and find association of clinical disease with biochemical levels.
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