Vitamin D in the spotlight - Time for urgent action?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 315-317

  Lanham New, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D;

ASIAN; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHILD HEALTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MATERNAL WELFARE; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77955494690     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510002448     Document Type: Note

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