Vitamin D status among adolescents in Europe: The Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 755-764

  González Gross, Marcela ^a,b   Valtueña, Jara ^a,c   Breidenassel, Christina ^b   Moreno, Luis A ^d   Ferrari, Marika ^c   Kersting, Matilde ^b   De Henauw, Stefaan ^e   Gottrand, Frederic ^f   Azzini, Elena ^c   Widhalm, Kurt ^g   Kafatos, Anthony ^h   Manios, Yannis ⁱ   Stehle, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE   (France)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

ⁱ HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Europe; Prevention; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN EUROPE BY NUTRITION IN ADOLESCENCE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CALCIFEDIOL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84856764054     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511003527     Document Type: Article

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