Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 45-52 , February 2010

Vitamin D Insufficiency Is Prevalent among Pregnant African American Adolescents

  • Lisa McGuire Davis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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  • Shih-Chen Chang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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  • Jeri Mancini, CNM

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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  • Maureen Schulman Nathanson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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  • Frank R. Witter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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  • Kimberly O. O'Brien, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Ithaca, New York, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kimberly O. O'Brien, PhD, Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences, MVR 340, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2009.05.005

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 45-52 , February 2010

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