Abstract:Background: To find out the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients hospitalised in two tertiary care centres for various ailments in Eastern Bihar and North Bengal. Methods: Hospitalised patients in MGM Medical College, Kishanganj, Bihar and Medical North Bengal Clinic, Siliguri, West Bengal (Jan 2014 to Dec 2014) who underwent blood sampling for vitamin D estimation in their work up for various ailments were included in the study. Result: Out of 108 patients, 65 were female and 43 were male in the age… Show more
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