Evidence for vitamin D deficiency and increased prevalence of fractures in autoimmune bullous skin diseases

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 688-691

  Marzano, A V ^a   Trevisan, V ^a   Eller Vainicher, C ^a   Cairoli, E ^a   Marchese, L ^a   Morelli, V ^a   Beck Peccoz, P ^a   Crosti, C ^a   Chiodini, I ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84865584216     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10982.x     Document Type: Article

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