Screening for vitamin D deficiency in a tropical area: results of a sun exposure questionnaire

Screening for vitamin D deficiency in a tropical area: results of a sun exposure questionnaire

Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency is pandemic while resources available to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) are limited. The present study aimed to verify whether sun exposure measured by a structured questionnaire could predict serum 25OHD concentrations in healthy Caucasian individuals l...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fernanda Barros Bittar, Charlles H. M. Castro, Vera Lúcia Szejnfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Questionnaire
Sun exposure
Vitamin D
Young
And elderly
Summer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-018-0272-0

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-018-0272-0

Similar Items