Farming, Foreign Holidays, and Vitamin D in Orkney

Orkney, north of mainland Scotland, has the world’s highest prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS); vitamin D deficiency, a marker of low UV exposure, is also common in Scotland. Strong associations have been identified between vitamin D deficiency and MS, and between UV exposure and MS independent o...

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Main Authors: Weiss, Emily, Zgaga, Lina, Read, Stephanie, Wild, Sarah, Dunlop, Malcolm G., Campbell, Harry, McQuillan, Ruth, Wilson, James F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4871509/