Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and incident asthma in adults

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 176, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1169-1176

  Mai, Xiao Mei ^a   Langhammer, Arnulf ^a   Camargo, Carlos A ^b   Chen, Yue ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; allergy; incident asthma; nested case control study; prospective study; serum 25(OH)D; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84871181708     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws235     Document Type: Article

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