The impact of clothing style on bone mineral density among post menopausal women in Morocco: a case-control study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The clothing style is an important factor that influences vitamin D production and thus bone mineral density. We performed a case-control study in order to evaluate the effect of veil wearing (concealing clothing) on bone mineral den...

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Main Authors: Saoud Bouchra, Aichaoui Siham, Allali Fadoua, Maaroufi Houda, Abouqal Redouane, Hajjaj-Hassouni1 Najia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/135