Hypovitaminosis D presenting as diffuse myalgia in a 22-year-old woman: A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Moore, Deshon ^a   Wahl, Robert ^a   Levy, Phillip ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic pain; hypovitaminosis D; myalgia; vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MOBILIZATION; MYALGIA; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUNLIGHT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WALKING DIFFICULTY; YOUNG ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLICATION;

VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYALGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902161289     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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