A dermatologist's perspective on vitamin D

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 372-380

  Vanchinathan, Veena ^a   Lim, Henry W ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; CUBILIN; ERGOCALCIFEROL; MEGALIN; SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

CLIMATE; DERMATOLOGIST; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MALABSORPTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTEIN BINDING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; THERAPY EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D INTOXICATION; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84859870160     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.12.010     Document Type: Review

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