Association between quantitative measures of skin color and plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1639-1642

  Rockell, J E P ^a   Skeaff, C M ^a   Williams, S M ^a   Green, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Ethnicity; New Zealand; Pacific; Reflectance colorimetry; Skin color; Tanning; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; COLORIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; SUNTAN; VITAMIN D;

EID: 53549123261     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0620-4     Document Type: Article

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