Vitamin D supplementation for nonspecific musculoskeletal pain in non-western immigrants: A randomized controlled trial

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 547-555

  Schreuder, Ferdinand ^a   Bernsen, Roos M D ^b   van der Wouden, Johannes C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Musculoskeletal pain; Pain; Practice based research; Primary care; Supplementation; Vitamin d; Vitamin deficiency

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869223726     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1402     Document Type: Article

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