Seasonal 25-hydroxyvitamin D changes in British postmenopausal women at 57°N and 51°N: A longitudinal study

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 459-461

  Mavroeidi, A ^a   O'Neill, F ^a   Lee, P A ^b   Darling, A L ^b   Fraser, W D ^c   Berry, J L ^d   Lee, W T ^b   Reid, D M ^a   Lanham New, S A ^b   Macdonald, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian vs. Caucasian postmenopausal women; Longitudinal study; Regional UK variation; Seasonal variation; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTUMN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WINTER; AGED; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD; BONE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SEASON;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BONE AND BONES; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEASONS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 77954758269     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.03.038     Document Type: Article

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