Vitamin d status of canadians employed in northern latitudes

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 485-493

  Chao, Y S ^a   Brunel, L ^b   Faris, P ^c   Veugelers, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Santessence   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Canadian workers; Deficiency; Insufficiency; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; CANADIAN WORKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D.; WORK;

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CANADIAN WORKERS; DEFICIENCY; INSUFFICIENCY; VITAMIN D.;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALBERTA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WORK;

EID: 84885153737     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt106     Document Type: Article

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