Vitamin D in congestive heart failure

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 731-732

  Vieth, Reinhold ^a,b,c   Kimball, Samantha ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VITAMIN D; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; VITAMIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NUTRIENT LOADING; PATHOGENESIS; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; NOTE;

CYTOKINES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 33646679864     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.4.731     Document Type: Editorial

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