Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 588-593, October 2007

Ultraviolet-B radiation increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: The effect of UVB dose and skin color

  • Laura A.G. Armas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Laura A. G. Armas, MD, Creighton University Medical Center, 601 North 30th St, Suite 4820, Omaha, NE 68131.
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  • Susan Dowell, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Mohammed Akhter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Sowjanya Duthuluru, MD

      Affiliations

    • Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Christopher Huerter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Bruce W. Hollis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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  • Richard Lund, MD

      Affiliations

    • Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Robert P. Heaney, MD

      Affiliations

    • Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Accepted 6 March 2007. published online 16 July 2007.

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 Supported by Dialysis Clinics Inc, The Endocrine Fellows Foundation, and research funds of Creighton University.

 Disclosure: Dr Hollis is a consultant for Diasorin. Diasorin manufactures assays for 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Drs Armas, Dowell, Akhter, Duthuluru, Huerter, Lund, and Heaney have no conflicts of interest to declare.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0190-9622(07)00500-2

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2007.03.004

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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 588-593, October 2007

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