Ann Lab Med.  2013 Mar;33(2):156-158. 10.3343/alm.2013.33.2.156.

Total 25-OH Vitamin D Concentrations in Chinese, Malays and Indians

• Hawkins R

• KMID: 1781319
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2013.33.2.156

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Asian Continental Ancestry Group/ethnology
China
Cholecalciferol/*analysis
Ergocalciferols/*analysis
Female
Humans
Immunoassay
India
Malaysia
Male
Middle Aged
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Young Adult
Ergocalciferols
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Cholecalciferol

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