Vitamin D status in winter and summer among nurses and implications for cancer etiology
Background: Recent research indicates that inadequate vitamin D status may incur increased cancer risk, particularly for breast and colon cancer. Cutaneous generation of vitamin D through direct absorption of summer sunlight is considered the principal source of vitamin D; however, at latitudes abov...
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| Language: | en en |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1974/5179 |