Seasonal variations of U.S. mortality rates: Roles of solar ultraviolet-B doses, vitamin D, gene exp ression, and infections

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 173, Issue , 2017, Pages 5-12

  Grant, William B ^a   Bhattoa, Harjit Pal ^b   Boucher, Barbara J ^c  

^a Sunlight   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Gene expression; Mortality rate; Respiratory tract infections; Season; Temperature; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY RATE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATHOGEN LOAD; PHOTOPERIODICITY; POLLUTANT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MORTALITY; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 85009771952     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2017.01.003     Document Type: Review

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