Assessment of serum 25(OH)D concentration in women of childbearing age and their preschool children in Northern Jordan during summer

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1320-1326

  Gharaibeh, M A ^a   Stoecker, B J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL AGE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUMMER; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOTHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARATHYROID HORMONE; SEASONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 70449522972     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.99     Document Type: Article

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