Vitamin D deficiency among physicians: a comparison between hospitalists and community-based physicians

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1673-1676

  Munter, G ^a,b   Levi Vineberg, T ^a   Sylvetsky, N ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Occupational medicine; Osteoporosis; Physician s health; Sun exposure; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84931010350     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-015-3028-y     Document Type: Article

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