Association between vitamin D levels and alopecia areata

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 367-370

  Mahamid, Mahmud ^a,b   Abu Elhija, Omar ^b   Samamra, Mosab ^a   Mahamid, Ammad ^b   Nseir, William ^b  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata (AA); Immune disease; Vitamin D; Vitamin D receptor (VDR)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904347198     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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