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High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among normotensive and hypertensive pregnant women in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Hypovitaminosis D in pregnancy is associated with adverse health outcomes in mothers, newborns and infants. This study assessed the levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in normotensive pregnancies and in preeclampsia, evaluated the association between vitamin D deficiency and preeclam...

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Autores principales:	Fondjo, Linda Ahenkorah, Tashie, Worlanyo, Owiredu, William K. B. A., Adu-Gyamfi, Enoch Appiah, Seidu, Laila
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2021
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8077698/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33902494 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03802-9

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