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- Title
Effect of different dress style on vitamin D level in healthy young Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox students in Israel.
- Authors
Tsur, A; Metzger, M; Dresner-Pollak, R
- Abstract
Ultra-orthodox Jewish lifestyle, which encourages modest dress and indoor scholarly activity, represents a risk factor for vitamin-D deficiency. Our study in healthy young males from higher education religious institutions located in the same geographical area showed frequent and severe vitamin D deficiency, strongly correlated with the degree of sun exposure. However, PTH level was usually normal.
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2011, Vol 22, Issue 11, p2895
- ISSN
1433-2965
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-010-1492-y