Vitamin D and depression: Where is all the sunshine

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 385-393

  Penckofer, Sue ^a   Kouba, Joanne ^a   Byrn, Mary ^a   Estwing Ferrans, Carol ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77952218684     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840903437657     Document Type: Article

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