Serum vitamin D levels in office workers in a subtropical climate

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 714-720

  Vu, Lan H ^a   Whiteman, David C ^b   Van Der Pols, Jolieke C ^b   Kimlin, Michael G ^a   Neale, Rachel E ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; TROPIC CLIMATE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79955474902     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2011.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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