Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among young physicians at University District Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 83-88

  Ramírez Vick, Margarita ^a   Hernández Dávila, Leticia ^a   Rodríguez Rivera, Nixzaliz ^a   López Valentín, Mariel ^b   Haddock, Lillian ^a   Rodríguez Martínez, Renil ^a   González Bossolo, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

25 Hydroxyvitamin D calcium; Dietary sunlight exposure physical activity; Dietary vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUERTO RICO; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84930396766     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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