Association of vitamin D and multiple sclerosis in India

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1592-1596

  Pandit, Lekha ^a   Ramagopalan, Sreeram V ^b   Malli, Chaithra ^a   D'Cunha, Anitha ^a   Kunder, Ramya ^a   Shetty, Rajesh ^c  

^a NITTE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Dept of Surgery   (India)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Indian population; Multiple sclerosis; sun exposure

Indexed keywords

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; HLA DR ANTIGEN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BODY MASS; CLIMATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CLIMATE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84885787048     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513482375     Document Type: Article

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