High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the sunny Eastern region of Saudi Arabia: A hospital-based study;Prévalence élevée de carence en vitamine D dans la région ensoleillée de l'est de l'Arabie saoudite: Une étude en milieu hospitalier

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-322

  Elsammak, M Y ^a   Al Wossaibi, A A ^a   Al Howeish, A ^a   Alsaeed, J ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CREATININE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 79957799245     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.4.317     Document Type: Article

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