Air pollution, environmental chemicals, and smoking may trigger vitamin D deficiency: Evidence and potential mechanisms
Beyond vitamin D (VD) effect on bone homeostasis, numerous physiological functions in human health have been described for this versatile prohormone. In 2016, 95% of the world's population lived in areas where annual mean ambient particulate matter (<2.5 μm) levels exceeded the World Health...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | Environment International |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018321263 |