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Vitamin D deficiency and its characteristics among patients with acute stroke at a national referral hospital in Kampala Uganda

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with acute stroke and other cardiovascular diseases in the developed world. Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) has been described in some populations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in spite of adequate sunshine all year round. There is no information on...

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Autores principales:	Kiggundu, Daniel S., Mutebi, Edrisa, Kibirige, Davis, Boxer, Rebecca, Kakande, Barbara, Kigozi, Brian K., Katabira, Elly
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26437924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-015-0053-y

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