Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in Ukrainian and Portuguese population: key highlights
Journal Title: Міжнародний ендокринологічний журнал - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 77
Abstract
The important event in life of Portuguese and Ukrainian divisions of EVIDAS (European Vitamin D Association Scientific society) took place on 23 of June, 2016 — the International Workshop on Vitamin D was held through the united efforts of Mário Rui Mascarenhas, Professor of Endocrinology at the Medical Faculty of the University of Lisbon, Professor Ana Paula Barbosa, President of the Portuguese Society of osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases (SPODOM)) and Professor Vladyslav Povoroznyuk, President of the Ukrainian division of EVIDAS, President of the Ukrainian Association of Osteoporosis. Ukrainian and Portuguese scientists, whose professional interest is focused on studying of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, gathered at the Santa Maria Hospital (Lisbon, Portugal) to exchange views on key highlights of the topic.
Authors and Affiliations
Nataliia Kuprinenko
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