An unusual cause of hypercalcaemia in a patient with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 369-370

  Clifton, I J ^a   Morton, A M ^a   Peckham, D G ^a   Conway, S P ^a  

^a SEACROFT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCICHEW D3 FORTE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; KREON; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; LETTER; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; RETINOL INTOXICATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERVITAMINOSIS A; MALE;

EID: 34548221975     PISSN: 15691993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2006.12.004     Document Type: Letter

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