Calcitriol, Calcium, and Granulomatous Disease

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 311, Issue 17, 1984, Pages 1115-1117

  Lemann, Jacob ^a   Gray, Richard W ^a  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; ERGOCALCIFEROL;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDITORIAL; ETIOLOGY; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; SILICONE GRANULOMA;

EID: 0021210174     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198410253111710     Document Type: Editorial

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