Skin pigmentation, sun exposure and vitamin D levels in children of the avon longitudinal study of parents and children

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bonilla, Carolina ^a   Ness, Andrew R ^a   Wills, Andrew K ^a   Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Lewis, Sarah J ^a   Davey Smith, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Genetic scores; Pigmentation; Sun exposure; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; PHENOTYPE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84903546201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-597     Document Type: Article

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