Effect of vitamin D supplementation on pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pain Physician

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 415-427

  Wu, Zhenqiang ^a   Malihi, Zarintaj ^a   Stewart, Alistair W ^a   Lawes, Carlene M M ^a   Scragg, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Pain; Randomized controlled trials; Vitamin D supplementation

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN;

BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN SEVERITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 84988844011     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: 21501149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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