Development and validation of sunlight exposure measurement questionnaire (SEM-Q) for use in adult population residing in Pakistan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vitamin D deficiency has been identified as a major public health problem worldwide. Sunlight is the main source of vitamin D and its measurement using dosimeters is expensive and difficult for use in population-based studies. Hence,...

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Main Authors: Humayun Quratulain, Iqbal Romaina, Azam Iqbal, Khan Aysha, Siddiqui Amna, Baig-Ansari Naila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/421