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. 2016 Jun;55(6):555-6.
doi: 10.1177/0009922815589916. Epub 2015 Jun 7.

Adherence to Vitamin D Recommendations Among US Infants Aged 0 to 11 Months, NHANES, 2009 to 2012

Katherine A Ahrens  1 , Lauren M Rossen  2 , Alan E Simon  2
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Adherence to Vitamin D Recommendations Among US Infants Aged 0 to 11 Months, NHANES, 2009 to 2012

Katherine A Ahrens et al. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Jun.
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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Adherence to current vitamin D recommendations on a given day among US infants aged 0 to 11 months by breastfeeding status, NHANES, 2009 to 2012. Abbreviation: NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. §95% confidence interval. Adherence to the 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics vitamin D recommendations on a given day was defined as either consuming at least 1 liter of infant formula and/or receiving a supplement of at least 400 IU vitamin D within the 24 hours prior to interview. The unweighted number of infants included in the sample was 739 (216 breastfeeding and 523 not breastfeeding).
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