Practical approach for the prevention and management of vitamin d deficiency in adults.
Vitamin D inadequacy is a global problem and it is one of the most common endocrine diseases world-wide. In this review article, we covered the important practical clinical issues for screening, prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency in adults as well as during pregnancy and lactation.
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Faiza Abdulaziz
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Adults; deficiency; insufficiency; lactation; pregnancy; vitamin D