25-Hydoxyvitamin D levels among healthy Saudi Arabian women

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1765-1768

  Al Turki, Haifa A ^a   Sadat Ali, Mir ^a   Al Elq, Abdulmohsen H ^a   Al Mulhim, Fathma A ^a   Al Ali, Amein K ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHORUS;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; SAUDI ARABIA; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHOLECALCIFEROLS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; SAUDI ARABIA; VITAMIN D;

EID: 60149089132     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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