Vitamin D deficiency in Sydney skin cancer patients

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-

  McCombie, Anna Marie ^a   Mason, Rebecca S ^a   Damian, Diona L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SKIN CANCER; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WINTER;

EID: 59349102707     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02297.x     Document Type: Letter

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