Myalgias or non-specific muscle pain in Arab or Indo-Pakistani patients may indicate vitamin D deficiency

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 971-973

  Badsha, Humeira ^a   Daher, Mirna ^a   Ooi Kong, Kok ^b  

^a Dubai Bone and Joint Center   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arab; Deficiency; Middle East; Muscle pain; Myalgias; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ALFACALCIDOL; COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; ASIA; CAUCASIAN; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; ARABS; BANGLADESH; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 67849086842     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1146-7     Document Type: Article

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