Location and Vitamin D synthesis: Is the hypothesis validated by geophysical data?

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 234-239

  Kimlin, Michael G ^a   Olds, William J ^a   Moore, Michael R ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ultraviolet radiation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; GEOGRAPHY; HYPOTHESIS; LATITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUMMER; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; WINTER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; SEASONS; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D;

CITRUS MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 33846616963     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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