Vitamin D in health and disease

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 224-229

  LoPiccolo, Matteo C ^a   Lim, Henry W ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health; Sunscreen; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FALLING; FRACTURE; GERIATRICS; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SKIN PROTECTION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 77956454271     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2010.00524.x     Document Type: Review

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