Vitamin D status in patients with musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and headache: A cross-sectional descriptive study in a multi-ethnic general practice in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-171

  Knutsen, Kirsten Valebjørg ^a   Brekke, Mette ^a   Gjelstad, Svein ^a   Lagerløv, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Family practice; Fatigue; Headache; Musculoskeletal pain; Primary health care; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PAIN; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORWAY; PAIN; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77955494343     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2010.505407     Document Type: Article

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