High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Women Presenting to Rheumatology Clinic in North of Iran: An Inverse Relation with Age

Behzad Heidari^1,2*, Parnaz Heidari³ and Karim Hajian Tilaki⁴

¹Department of Medicine, Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of medical sciences, Babol, Iran

²Musculoskeletal Research Center, Babol University of Medical Center, babol, Iran

³Tehran Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

⁴Department of Social Medicine, Babol University of medical sciences, Babol, Iran

^*Corresponding Author: Behzad Heidari, Department of Medicine, Rouhani hospital, Babol University of medical sciences, Babol, Iran Email:

Keywords: Vitamin D deficiency; Age; Women; Rheumatic disease; Bone mineral density

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