The effect of season and latitude on in vitro vitamin D formation by sunlight in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1270-1272

  Pettifor, J M ^a   Moodley, G P ^a   Hough, F S ^b   Koch, H ^b   Chen, T ^c   Lu, Z ^c   Holick, M F ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CITY; CLOTHING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RICKETS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

BREAST FEEDING; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DEHYDROCHOLESTEROLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RICKETS; SEASONS; SKIN; SOUTH AFRICA; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029803448     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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