The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 948-952 , June 2010

High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Inner-City African American Youth with Asthma in Washington, DC

  • Robert J. Freishtat, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
    • Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert J. Freishtat, MD, MPH, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010.
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  • Sabah F. Iqbal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
    • Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Dinesh K. Pillai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
    • Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Catherine J. Klein, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical and Community Research, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Leticia M. Ryan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical and Community Research, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Angela S. Benton, BAS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical and Community Research, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC

Received 22 July 2009 ,Revised 10 November 2009 ,Accepted 17 December 2009.

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 Funded by grants from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (P20MD000198) and the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health (M01RR020359). Additional funding was provided by the Children's Research Institute of Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.12.033

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 948-952 , June 2010

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