Vitamin D supplements in the Indian Market

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 41-47

  Lhamo, Y ^a   Chugh, Preeta Kaur ^a   Tripathi, C D ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

health; India; nutrition; supplement; vitamin; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; DOXERCALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MARKETING; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; TABLET; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84966648746     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.180248     Document Type: Article

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