PUERTO RICO HEALTH SCIENCES JOURNAL, cilt.38, sa.4, ss.254-260, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the vitamin D status of children living in Amasya, a city in northern Turkey. Vitamin D is an essential hormone for the health of the musculoskeletal system and acts as a modulator for the immune system, a protector of the cardiovascular system and a regulator of metabolic homeostasis.