Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Singapore: Its Implications to Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Xinyan Bi; Siew Ling Tey; Claudia Leong; Rina Quek; Christiani Jeyakumar Henry

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147616

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Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Singapore: Its Implications to Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Xinyan Bi,

Affiliations Clinical Nutrition Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, 14 Medical Drive #07–02, MD 6 Building, Singapore 117599, Singapore, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Brenner Centre for Molecular Medicine, 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore
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Siew Ling Tey,

Affiliations Clinical Nutrition Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, 14 Medical Drive #07–02, MD 6 Building, Singapore 117599, Singapore, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Brenner Centre for Molecular Medicine, 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore
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Claudia Leong,

Affiliations Clinical Nutrition Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, 14 Medical Drive #07–02, MD 6 Building, Singapore 117599, Singapore, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Brenner Centre for Molecular Medicine, 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore
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Rina Quek,

Affiliations Clinical Nutrition Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, 14 Medical Drive #07–02, MD 6 Building, Singapore 117599, Singapore, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Brenner Centre for Molecular Medicine, 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore
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Christiani Jeyakumar Henry

* E-mail: jeya_henry@sics.a-star.edu.sg

Affiliations Clinical Nutrition Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, 14 Medical Drive #07–02, MD 6 Building, Singapore 117599, Singapore, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Brenner Centre for Molecular Medicine, 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Singapore: Its Implications to Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Xinyan Bi,
Siew Ling Tey,
Claudia Leong,
Rina Quek,
Christiani Jeyakumar Henry

Published: January 22, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147616

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