Impact of season and diet on vitamin D status of African American and Caucasian children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 493-502

  Rajakumar, Kumaravel ^a   Holick, Michael F ^b   Jeong, Kwonho ^a   Moore, Charity G ^a   Chen, Tai C ^b   Olabopo, Flora ^a   Haralam, Mary Ann ^a   Nucci, Anita ^c   Thomas, Stephen B ^d   Greenspan, Susan L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

dietary vitamin D; hypovitaminosis D; parathyroid hormone; race; season; serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D; skin color; sun exposure; vitamin D deficiency; vitamin D insufficiency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; PARATHYROID HORMONE; SUNSCREEN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WINTER;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; DIET; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; SEASONS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79956091117     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810397334     Document Type: Article

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