Vitamin D involvement in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythaematosus

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 446-447

  Cutolo, M ^a   Otsa, K ^b   Paolino, S ^a   Yprus, M ^b   Veldi, T ^b   Seriolo, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b WEST TALLINN CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISOLONE; VITAMIN D;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SUNLIGHT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; WINTER;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 61449256513     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.093476     Document Type: Letter

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