Vitamin D deficiency in healthy children in a sunny country: Associated factors

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages 60-70

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a,b,c   Al Ali, Mariam ^a   Hoffmann, Georg F ^d  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Dietary; Environmental; Epidemiology; Lifestyle; Qatar; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYERGOCALCIFEROL; CALCIFEDIOL; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QATAR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUNLIGHT; TIME; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D 2; ADOLESCENT; AGING; CALCIFEDIOL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QATAR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77951462020     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480802400487     Document Type: Article

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