Resolution of hypersomnia following identification and treatment of vitamin D deficiency

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 605-608

  McCarty, David E ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Hypersomnia; Hypovitaminosis D; Osteomalacic myopathy; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 78751683137     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27996     Document Type: Article

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