Vitamin D, calcium, and atherosclerotic risk: Evidence from serum levels and supplementation studies

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lutsey, Pamela L ^a   Michos, Erin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cardiovascular disease; Review; Supplements; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; CYTOKINE; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK REDUCTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84870604737     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: 15346242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-012-0293-5     Document Type: Article

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