Vitamin D status of clinical practice populations at higher latitudes: Analysis and applications

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 151-173

  Genuis, Stephen J ^a   Schwalfenberg, Gerry K ^a   Hiltz, Michelle N ^a   Vaselenak, Sharon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Epidemiology; Hypovitaminosis D; Information science; Knowledge translation; Nutrition; Public health; Vitamin D; Vitamin D deficiency; Vitamin D insufficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549085311     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6010151     Document Type: Article

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