Sun exposure and vitamin D status as northeast asian migrants become acculturated to life in Australia

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1455-1461

  Guo, Shuyu ^a   Gies, Peter ^b   King, Kerryn ^b   Lucas, Robyn M ^a,c  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84915756766     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12349     Document Type: Article

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