Sunlight exposure assessment: Can we accurately assess vitamin D exposure from sunlight questionnaires?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  McCarty, Catherine A ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Film dosimetry; Questionnaires; Sunlight; Ultraviolet rays; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; MELANIN; VITAMIN D;

AGING; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN CANCER; SUNLIGHT; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 42249093860     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.4.1097s     Document Type: Article

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