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Maternal vitamin D status, its associated factors and the course of pregnancy in Thai women

  1. Natthinee Charatcharoenwitthaya1,*,
  2. Tongta Nanthakomon2,
  3. Charintip Somprasit2,
  4. Athita Chanthasenanont2,
  5. La-or Chailurkit3,
  6. Junya Pattaraarchachai4,
  7. Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul3

Article first published online: 11 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2012.04470.x

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Clinical Endocrinology

Clinical Endocrinology

Volume 78, Issue 1, pages 126–133, January 2013

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Charatcharoenwitthaya, N., Nanthakomon, T., Somprasit, C., Chanthasenanont, A., Chailurkit, L.-o., Pattaraarchachai, J. and Ongphiphadhanakul, B. (2013), Maternal vitamin D status, its associated factors and the course of pregnancy in Thai women. Clinical Endocrinology, 78: 126–133. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2012.04470.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University

  2. 2

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand

  3. 3

    Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

  4. 4

    Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand

*Correspondence: Natthinee Charatcharoenwitthaya, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), 95 Moo 8, Paholyothin Rd., Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand. Tel.: 11 662 9269794; Fax: 11 662 9269793; E-mail: natthineei@yahoo.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 11 DEC 2012
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 15 JUN 2012 11:05PM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 9 JUN 2012
  5. Manuscript Revised: 1 JUN 2012
  6. Manuscript Revised: 5 APR 2012
  7. Manuscript Received: 23 MAR 2012

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