Estimation of vitamin d levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients and its correlation with the disease activity

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 62, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages 678-681

  Sharma, Rajeev ^a   Saigal, Renu ^a   Goyal, Laxmikant ^a   Mital, Pradeep ^a   Yadav, Rn ^a   Meena, Pd ^a   Agrawal, Abhishek ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; BLOOD; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84928279246     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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