Inequities in advice on vitamin D?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 547-549

  Handel, A E ^a,b   Gillie, O ^c   Ramagopalan, S V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Research Forum   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D; 25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; OSTEOMALACIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RICKETS; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNOLOGY; STANDARD;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 80052537409     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq255     Document Type: Note

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