A systematic review of vitamin D status in populations worldwide

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-45

  Hilger, Jennifer ^a   Friedel, Angelika ^b   Herr, Raphael ^a   Rausch, Tamara ^a   Roos, Franz ^b   Wahl, Denys A ^c   Pierroz, Dominique D ^c   Weber, Peter ^b   Hoffmann, Kristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^c International Osteoporosis Foundation Switzerland   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Populations; Public health; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIA; CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIA PACIFIC; CANADA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IRAN; NEW ZEALAND; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84891406297     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114513001840     Document Type: Article

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