Severe generalized bone pain and osteoporosis in a premenopausal black female: Effect of vitamin D replacement

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-204

  Malabanan, Alan O ^a   Turner, Adrian K ^a   Holick, Michael F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Bone mineral density; Bone pain; Osteomalacia; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000903547     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:1:2:201     Document Type: Article

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