Causal link between vitamin D deficiency and ill health still possible

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Boucher, Barbara J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; INSULIN; MAGNESIUM; RETINOL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

BONE MALFORMATION; CALCIUM INTAKE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RICKETS; TISSUE INJURY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

HUMANS; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 84899645957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2923     Document Type: Letter

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