Ultraviolet radiation exposure and serum vitamin D levels in young children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 713-720

  Ramankutty, Padmaja ^a   De Klerk, Nicholas H ^a   Miller, Margaret ^b   Fenech, Michael ^c   O'Callaghan, Nathan ^c   Armstrong, Bruce K ^d,e   Milne, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

child health; sunlight; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN PROTECTION; SPRING; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WINTER; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CHILD WELFARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84906934067     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12657     Document Type: Article

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