Vitamin D deficiency among healthy adolescents in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Muhairi, Shamma J ^a   Mehairi, Aaesha E ^a   Khouri, Aysha A ^a   Naqbi, Muna M ^a   Maskari, Fatima A ^a   Kaabi, Juma Al ^b   Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S ^a   Nagelkerke, Nico ^a   Shah, Syed M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Adolescents; United Arab Emirates; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; URBAN HEALTH; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872148986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-33     Document Type: Article

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