Q: Does vitamin D deficiency play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure? Do supplements improve survival?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 290-293

  Hajjar, Victor ^a   Depta, Jeremiah P ^a   Mountis, Maria M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77954673822     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.77a.08078     Document Type: Review

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