Vitamin A is not associated with exacerbations in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-39

  Runia, T F ^a   Hop, W C J ^a   De Rijke, Y B ^a   Hintzen, R Q ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exacerbations; Immunology Longitudinal study; Multiple sclerosis; Vitamin A; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RELAPSE; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84884282674     PISSN: 22110348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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