Solar ultraviolet-B radiation and vitamin D: a cross-sectional population-based study using data from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey

• Main Authors: Greenfield Jamie A (Author), Park Philip S (Author), Farahani Ellie (Author), Malik Suneil (Author), Vieth Reinhold (Author), McFarlane Norman A (Author), Shepherd Theodore G (Author), Knight Julia A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Exposure to solar ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation is a major source of vitamin D3. Chemistry climate models project decreases in ground-level solar erythemal UV over the current century. It is unclear what impact this will have on vit...