Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 221-225 , August 2009

Vitamin D and depressive symptoms in women during the winter: A pilot study

  • Clarissa Drymon Shipowick, BSW, RNC

      Affiliations

    • Washington State University, Richland, WA 99352, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 509 522 2747.
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  • C. Barton Moore, MD

      Affiliations

    • Blue Mountain Medical Group, Walla Walla, WA 99362, USA
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  • Cynthia Corbett, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99224, USA
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  • Ruth Bindler, PhD, RNC

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99224, USA

Received 15 June 2007 ,Revised 27 July 2007 ,Accepted 9 August 2007.

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PII: S0897-1897(07)00106-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.08.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 221-225 , August 2009

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