Vitamin D deficiency and sun avoidance among university students at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dermato-Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 235-239

  Al Anouti, Fatme ^a   Thomas, Justin ^a   Abdel Wareth, Laila ^b   Rajah, Jaishen ^b   Grant, William B ^c   Haq, Afrozul ^b  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Sunlight   (United States)

Author keywords

25(OH)D; Females; Food frequency questionnaire; High performance liquid chromatography; Sun avoidance inventory; United Arab Emirates; Vitamin D deficiency; Young adult emiratis

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; DIET; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84863393343     PISSN: 19381972     EISSN: 19381980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/derm.3.4.16881     Document Type: Article

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