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SUBMITTER: Finkelstein JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3813463 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Finkelstein Julia L JL Mehta Saurabh S Duggan Christopher C Manji Karim P KP Mugusi Ferdinand M FM Aboud Said S Spiegelman Donna D Msamanga Gernard I GI Fawzi Wafaie W WW
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 20120201 2
<h4>Background</h4>Vitamin D may help prevent adverse pediatric outcomes, including infectious diseases and growth failure, based on its role in immune and metabolic functions. We examined the association of maternal vitamin D status and pediatric health outcomes in children born to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women.<h4>Methods</h4>Vitamin D status was determined in 884 HIV-infected pregnant women at 12 to 27 weeks of gestation in a trial of vitamin supplementation (not excluding ...[more]