Effects of sun exposure on 25(OH) vitamin D concentration in urban and rural women in Malaysia

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 391-399

  Nurbazlin, Musa ^a   Chee, Winnie Siew Swee ^b   Rokiah, Pendek ^a   Tan, Alexander Tong Boon ^a   Chew, Yee Yean ^a   Nusaibah, Abd Rahman Siti ^a   Chan, Siew Pheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

25(OH)D; Body surface area; Malaysia; Rural and urban women; Sun exposure

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SUNLIGHT; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARATHYROID HORMONE; RURAL POPULATION; SUNLIGHT; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84883829554     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.3.15     Document Type: Article

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