Ethnic and Environmental Influences on Vitamin D Requirement in Military Personnel

Abstract

The purposes of this study are to provide quantitative estimates of 1) the effective amount of vitamin D produced in the skin as a function of skin pigmentation; and 2) the rate of utilization of vitamin D as a function of ethnicity. The outcome consist of estimates of the amount of vitamin D that must be given orally to military personnel of different races and in different assigned locations so as to ensure and maintain normal vitamin D status.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA477278

Entities

People

  • Robert P. Heaney

Organizations

  • Creighton University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Maryland
  • Military Personnel
  • Skin Physiology
  • Students
  • Universities
  • Vitamin D

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