Vitamin D deficiency: The time to ignore it has passed

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-323

  Haroon, Muhammad ^a   Regan, Michael J ^b  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b SOUTH INFIRMARY VICTORIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Immunopathology; Prevalence; Review; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D;

CELL GROWTH; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INSULIN RELEASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMALACIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D METABOLISM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; OSTEOMALACIA; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77958101387     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2010.01559.x     Document Type: Review

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