Seasonal variations in vitamin D levels in melanoma patients: A single-centre prospective pilot comparative study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 651-653

  Failla, V ^a   Cavalier, E ^a   El Hayderi, L ^a   Paurobally, D ^a   Chapelle, J P ^a   Dezfoulian, B ^a   Nikkels, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WINTER;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84860214309     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04087.x     Document Type: Review

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