Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in nurses at the Royal Irrigation Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1569-1574

  Hattapornsawan, Yongyot ^a   Pangsuwan, Supunnee ^b   Ongphiphadhanakul, Boonsong ^c   Udomsubpayakun, Umaporn ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b Royal Irrigation Department   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Nurse; Prevalence; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; THAILAND; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871679156     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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