Vitamin D and chronic pain in immigrant and ethnic minority patientsinvestigation of the relationship and comparison with native western populations

International Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Straube, Sebastian ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^b   Derry, Sheena ^b   Hallier, Ernst ^a   McQuay, Henry J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ABORIGINE; BONE PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MYALGIA; OSTEOMALACIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SUN EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 78650864888     PISSN: 16878337     EISSN: 16878345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/753075     Document Type: Review

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