Vitamin D reserve is higher in women with endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2273-2278

  Somigliana, Edgardo ^a   Panina Bordignon, Paola ^b   Murone, Simone ^c   Di Lucia, Pietro ^b   Vercellini, Paolo ^a,d   Vigano, Paola ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b BioXell SpA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium; Endometriosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATHOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34547768789     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem142     Document Type: Article

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