Pilot study of sunlight exposure and vitamin D status in Arab women of childbearing age;Étude pilote sur l'exposition solaire et le statut en vitamine d chez des femmes arabes en âge de procréer

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 570-574

  Dawodu, A ^a   Kochiyil, J ^b   Altaye, M ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGE; ARAB; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILDBEARING AGE; FACE; FEMALE; HAND; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79960588764     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.7.570     Document Type: Article

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