Risk factors for vitamin D deficiency in women aged 2050 years consulting in general practice: A cross-sectional study

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 146-152

  Le Goaziou, Marie France ^a   Contardo, Gaelle ^a   Dupraz, Christian ^a   Martin, Ambroise ^a   Laville, Martine ^a   Schott Pethelaz, Anne Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

concealing clothes; lifestyle; risk factors; Vitamin D deficiency; young women

Indexed keywords

PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CALCIFEDIOL; CLOTHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID HORMONE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 80051982093     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2011.560663     Document Type: Article

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