Serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D in employees of a Middle Eastern university hospital

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 541-546

  Gannage Yared M H ^a   Helou, E ^a   Zaraket, V ^a   Abi Akl, S ^a   Antonios, L ^a   Moussalli, M L ^a   Wakim, S ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Hospital workers; Lebanese; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; LEBANON; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84903763172     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-014-0061-1     Document Type: Article

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