Utility of Sun-reactive Skin Typing and Melanin Index for Discerning Vitamin D Deficiency

BACKGROUND: Skin color, a vitamin D status determinant, can be assessed subjectively by Fitzpatrick sun-reactive skin typing (FST) and objectively by melanin index (MI). FST was validated against MI for discerning vitamin D deficiency [serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) <20 ng/ml] in children. M...

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Autores principales: Khalid, Arshad T, Moore, Charity G, Hall, Christopher, Olabopo, Flora, Rozario, Nigel L, Holick, Michael F, Greenspan, Susan L, Rajakumar, Kumaravel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28467404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2017.114

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28467404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2017.114

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