Musculoskeletal pain: Should physicians test for vitamin D level?

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-197

  Al Jarallah, Khaled ^a   Shehab, Diaa ^a   Abraham, Mini ^a   Mojiminiyi, Olusegun A ^a   Abdella, Nabila A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Low back pain; Osteoarthritis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; VEGETARIAN; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84879468773     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.12066     Document Type: Article

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