Plasma levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and dress style in a sample of Egyptian female University students

Life Science Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 763-767

  Fawzi, Maggie M ^a   Swelam, Enas ^a   Said, Nagwa S ^b  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

25(OH) D; Dress style; Egypt; Hegab; Nekab; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874900876     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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