Vitamin D deficiency may have role in chronic low back pain [2]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7508, 2005, Pages 109-

  Lewis, Peter J ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

CHRONIC PAIN; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; NOTE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 21744435906     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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2. Plotnikoff GA, Quigley JM. Prevalence of severe hypovitaminosis D in patients with persistent, nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. Mayo Clin Proc 2003;78:1463-70.
3. Al Faraj S, Al Mutairi K. Vitamin D deficiency and chronic low back pain in Saudi Arabia. Spine 2003;28:177-9.
4. Plehwe WE, Carey RPL. Spinal surgery and severe vitamin D deficiency. Med J Austr 2002;176:438-9.