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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 7 (2020), Article ID 7:IJNCP-326, 4 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2020/326
Short Communication
Continuous Vitamin D3 Supplementation Effectively Improves the Low Vitamin D Status in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Noboru Hasegawa1*, Miyako Mochizuki2, Takako Yamada3, Seiji Morimoto4 and Ikuko Nagaya5

1Graduate School of Nursing, Doshisha Women’s College, Kodo, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan
2Kyoto Bunkyo Junior College, Senzoku, Makishima-cho, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
3Department of Occupational Therapy, Bukkyo University, Higashitoganoo-cho, Nishinokyo, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
4Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyoto Tachibana University, Yamada-cho Oyake Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan
5Department of Food and Nutrition, Gifu City Women’s College, Hitoichibakitamachi, Gifu, Japan
Prof. Noboru Hasegawa, Graduate School of Nursing, Doshisha Women’s College, Kodo, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0395, Japan, Tel: +81- 774-65-8855, Fax: +81-774-65-8820; E-mail: nhasegaw@dwc.doshisha.ac.jp
09 June 2020; 15 July 2020; 17 July 2020
Hasegawa N, Mochizuki M, Yamada T, Morimoto S, Nagaya I, et al. (2020) Continuous Vitamin D3 Supplementation Effectively Improves the Low Vitamin D Status in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 7: 326. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2020/326

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