Low levels of serum calcidiol in an African population compared to a North European population

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 358-360

  Feleke, Yeweyenhareg ^e   Abdulkadir, Jemal ^e   Mshana, Robert ^a   Mekbib, Tekle Ab ^b   Brunvand, Leif ^c   Berg, Jens P ^d   Falch, Jan A ^d  

^a ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College   (Ethiopia)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0032746787     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1410358     Document Type: Article

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