Open AccessPrevalence of vitamin D deficiency in north-west Punjab population: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Rachna Bachhel,
Navyug Raj Singh,
Jagtesh Singh Sidhu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.149220
Subject(s) - vitamin d deficiency , cross sectional study , medicine , population , demography , population study , prevalence , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin , vitamin a deficiency , environmental health , retinol , pathology , sociology
Many studies show a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency across various populations the world over. There is relative lack of prevalence data in Punjab, India. This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the north-west Punjab population.