High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Chilean healthy postmenopausal women with normal sun exposure: Additional evidence for a worldwide concern

Menopause

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 455-461

  González, Gilberto ^a   Alvarado, José N ^a   Rojas, Auristela ^a   Navarrete, Carlos ^a   Velásquez, Carmen G ^a   Arteaga, Eugenio ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aging; Hyperparathyroidism; Menopause; Osteoporosis; Vitamin D; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYERGOCALCIFEROL; AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; URINE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D 2; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID HORMONE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34447272016     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GME.0b013e31802c54c0     Document Type: Article

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