Increasing Vitamin D Deficiency among Adults

  • Dr.Rabindran Chandran Consultant Neonatologist, Billroth Hospital, Chennai, India
  • Dr D. Sharad Gedam Professor, L. N. Medical College, Bhopal, MP, India
Keywords: Vitamin D deficiency, Hip fracture, femur fracture, vitamin D level

Abstract

Vitamin D Deficiency has become prevalent entity know. It is associated with various morbidities like osteoporosis, hip fracture, femur fracture. Early manifestation include pain in weight-bearing joints, back, thighs and/or calves, difficulty in walking and/or climbing stairs, or running and muscle cramps.

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DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2015.i5.102
Published: 2015-06-30
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Chandran R, Gedam DS. Increasing Vitamin D Deficiency among Adults. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2015Jun.30 [cited 2024Apr.27];3(5):454-5. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/261
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