Vitamin D and physical fitness in Qatari girls

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 854-855

  Racinais, Sebastien ^a   Hamilton, B ^a   Li, C K ^a   Grantham, J ^a  

^a ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; SCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CALCIFEDIOL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QATAR; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77957338644     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.163238     Document Type: Letter

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