ONE OF THE RISK GROUPS FOR VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY: HEALTH WORKERS
JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.78, sa.2, ss.41-45, 2015 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 78 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41-45
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Vitamin D, Health workers, indoor environment, 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D LEVELS
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Objective: Vitamin D is an essential hormone in calcium, phosphor and bone metabolism. Skin synthesizes great amount of vitamin D in sun light, it can also be taken by diet. Vitamin D deficiency may occur in settings with low sunlight exposure. Medical personal are under risk for vitamin D deficiency, especially who works at night shifts and in low sun-exposed buildings. Our aim was to determine vitamin D levels of medical personal and evaluate effect of working time and place on vitamin D levels.