Improvement of chronic back pain or failed back surgery with vitamin D repletion: A case series

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-74

  Schwalfenberg, Gerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D;

EID: 58549102919     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.01.080026     Document Type: Review

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