Does 'imprinting' with low prenatal vitamin D contribute to the risk of various adult disorders?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 367-371

  McGrath, J ^a  

^a WOLSTON PARK HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIET; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035041203     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2000.1226     Document Type: Article

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