The burden of cancer, government strategic policies, and challenges in Pakistan: A comprehensive review

A Ali, MF Manzoor, N Ahmad, RM Aadil, H Qin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a severe condition characterized by uncontrolled cell division and increasing
reported mortality and diagnostic cases. In 2040, an estimated 28.4 million cancer cases are …

Vitamin D deficiency in Pakistani population: critical overview from 2008 to 2018

F Syed, MSZ Latif, I Ahmed, S Bibi, S Ullah… - Nutrition & Food …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to access the present situation of the Pakistani
population that suffers from vitamin D deficiency. Design/methodology/approach A review …

[PDF][PDF] Vitamin D deficiency: A risk factor for myopia in children—a cross sectional study in a tertiary care centre

S Aaraj, A Kausar, SA Khan - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Objective: To study the role of vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for myopia in children
aged 5-15 years. Method: The cross-sectional observational study was conducted from …

Children with severe acute malnutrition have high rates of bone resorption: A cross-sectional comparative study

S Das, RK Meena, D Shah, EA Almeida… - Nutrition Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Malnutrition in under-5 children (ie, children younger than age 5 years) remains a major
public health problem. Because of the reductive adaptation in children with severe acute …

Adjunctive vitamin D therapy in various diseases in children: a scenario according to standard guideline

H Arshad, FU Khan, N Ahmed, N Anwer, AH Gillani… - BMC pediatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Adherence to standard guidelines is imperative when question comes to
disease management. The present study aimed to evaluate the administration of adjunctive …

[HTML][HTML] Consumption of Milk Beverages Reduces Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, and B Vitamins Inadequacies in Pakistani School-Aged Children from Sindh …

MC Afeiche, D Zimmermann, L Donato-Capel… - Current Developments …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Only 47% of households in Pakistan's Sindh and Punjab provinces are food
secure. More than 80% of 5–9 y old children are below recommended intakes of calcium …

Vitamin D Deficiency Prevalence in Pakistan: Common, Important, and Neglected: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis

B Mahar, T Shah, N Sadiq, R Mangi, J Warsi… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Vitamin D is crucial for normal body metabolism. Two important vitamin D sources are
synthesis in the lower layers of the skin (90%) and diet (10%). This systematic review and …

[PDF][PDF] Vitamin D Deficiency in Children/Adolescent Presenting with Night Time Legs Pain

N Ahmed, KA Ahmed, T Siddique, RI Ahmed… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2022 - academia.edu
Objective: To determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency in children/adolescent
presenting with night time leg's pain at Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital Ak …

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Vitamin D among Medical and Dental Students of a Medical College in kathmandu

R Bhattarai, AR Joshi, A Pokhrel, M Khanal… - Nepal Medical College …, 2024 - nepjol.info
Vitamin D deficiency is one of the very common nutritional deficiencies which usually go
undiagnosed and untreated. The main objective of this study was to assess and compare …

Frequency of Vitamin D deficiency in children under five years of age in a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan.

S Saleem, S Mahmood, M Shaheen… - The Professional …, 2024 - theprofesional.com
Objective: To determine the frequency of vitamin-D deficiency in children under five years of
age. Study Design: Cross-sectional-survey. Setting: Department of Pediatrics, Gulab Devi …