Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in five immigrant groups living in Oslo, Norway: The Oslo immigrant health study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-63

  Holvik, Kristin ^a,b   Meyer, H E ^a,b   Haug, E ^c   Brunvand, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Immigrants; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; COD LIVER OIL; FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIET NAM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 12144264152     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602033     Document Type: Article

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