Vitamin D deficiency and chronic pain in sickle cell disease

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 538-540

  Osunkwo, Ifeyinwa ^a,b   Hodgman, Erica I ^b   Cherry, Korin ^a   Dampier, Carlton ^a,b   Eckman, James ^a,b   Ziegler, Thomas R ^a,b   Ofori Acquah, Solomon ^a,b   Tangpricha, Vin ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Sickle cell disease; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; HYDROXYUREA;

BONE DENSITY; BONE FRAGILITY; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FALL RISK; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAIN; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954989305     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08458.x     Document Type: Letter

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