Effect of sun exposure and 25-hydroxyvitamin D status among pregnant women in Antwerp, Belgium

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-77

  Vercruyssen, Jorien ^a   Jacquemyn, Yves ^a   Ajaji, Myriam ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Nutritional intake; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Sun exposure; Traditional clothing; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ERGOCALCIFEROL; STEOVIT D3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SHORT SURVEY; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 83055180718     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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