Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in uninsured women

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1180-1183

  Kakarala, Radhika R ^a,e   Chandana, Sreenivasa R ^a   Harris, Susan S ^b   Kocharla, Lakshmi P ^c   Dvorin, Elena ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MCLAREN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Uninsured; Vitamin D deficiency; Women

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 34447132093     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0245-x     Document Type: Article

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