Vitamin D deficiency in minority populations

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 379-391

  Taksler, Glen B ^a   Cutler, David M ^b,c   Giovannucci, Edward ^d   Keating, Nancy L ^e,f  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Race; Survival; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BLOOD; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CALCIFEDIOL; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921297053     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014000457     Document Type: Article

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