Vitamin D deficiency in a population of migrant children: an Italian retrospective cross-sectional multicentric study

Background Vitamin D is a hot topic in the scientific community. Its deficiency and the implications for the children’s health became increasingly discussed during the last 20 years. The main aim of this retrospective study was to determinate the prevalence of vitamin D metabolism disorders in a population of adopted children and their risk factors. Methods We gathered data from 2140 children observed in five different National Working Group for...