High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in medical students in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain).;Elevada prevalencia de hipovitaminosis D en los estudiantes de medicina de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias (España)

Endocrinologia y Nutricion

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 267-273

  González Padilla, Esther ^a   Soria Lopez, Adela ^b   Gonzalez Rodriguez, Elisa ^a   Garcia Santana, Sabrina ^a   Mirallave Pescador, Ana ^a   Groba Marco, Maria del Val ^a   Saavedra, Pedro ^a   Quesada Gomez, Jose Manuel ^c   Sosa Henriquez, Manuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Deficiency; Insufficiency; Students; Sun exposure; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALCIFEDIOL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; CALCANEUS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HYPOVITAMINOSIS D; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; CALCANEUS; CALCIFEDIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960406152     PISSN: 15750922     EISSN: 15792021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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