Effect of sunlight exposure on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d concentration in women with vitamin d deficiency: Using ambulatory lux meter and sunlight exposure questionnaire

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 381-389

  Lee, Sang Hoon ^a   Park, Soo Jung ^a   Kim, Kwang Min ^a   Lee, Duck Joo ^a   Kim, Woo Jae ^a   Park, Rae Woong ^a   Joo, Nam Seok ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ambulatory lux meter; Questionnaires; Sunlight; Vitamin D; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872547158     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2012.33.6.381     Document Type: Article

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