The benefits of utilising geo-mapping for visualising the vitamin D status of Dublin city and the surrounding urban districts

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 807-813

  Laird, E ^a   Shannon, T ^b   Crowley, V E F ^b   Healy, M ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Geo mapping; Health; Nutrition; Urbanisation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMAN; IRISH (CITIZEN); MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUMMER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WINTER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IRELAND; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; URBAN POPULATION;

GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84992154330     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-016-1517-4     Document Type: Article

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