Knowledge and attitudes to vitamin D and sun exposure in elite New Zealand athletes: A cross-sectional study

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Walker, Nicole ^a   Love, Thomas D ^b   Baker, Dane F ^c   Healey, Phillip B ^c   Haszard, Jillian ^a   Edwards, Antony S ^d   Black, Katherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Chiefs Super Rugby Franchise   (New Zealand)

^d Auckland University of Technology High Performance Sport New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Athletes; Cancer; Sun exposure; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908096438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12970-014-0047-6     Document Type: Article

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