Vitamin D deficiency - The once and present epidemic

American Family Physician

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-242

  Richardson, James P ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University Schools   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; PARATHYROID HORMONE; STEROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CHRONIC PAIN; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIZATION; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

DIET; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; OSTEOMALACIA; PAIN; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 12344316875     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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