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Vitamin D and Disease Severity in Multiple Sclerosis-Baseline Data From the Randomized Controlled Trial (EVIDIMS) [PDF]
, 2020 Objective: To investigate the associations between hypovitaminosis D and disease activity in a cohort of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients.
Bellmann-Strobl, Judith +7 more
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Vitamin D deficiency in immigrants
Bone Reports, 2018 Vitamin D deficiency and rickets are more common in non-western immigrants and refugees than in the native population. Severe vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D
Lips, Paul, de Jongh, Renate T.
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The seasonality of tuberculosis, sunlight, vitamin D, and household crowding. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Unlike other respiratory infections, tuberculosis diagnoses increase in summer. We performed an ecological analysis of this paradoxical seasonality in a Peruvian shantytown over 4 years. METHODS: Tuberculosis symptom-onset and diagnosis dates
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2018 Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin playing a vital role in human physiology. Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent worldwide. This deficiency has many consequences which are still being explored, apart from the well-known skeletal complications. With this review, we aim to summarize the existing literature on Vitamin D status in India and understand the ...
S Muthathal +3 more
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Vitamin D deficiency contributes directly to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [PDF]
, 2015 Rationale: Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated as a pathogenic factor in sepsis and intensive therapy unit mortality but has not been assessed as a risk factor for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Causality of these associations has never
A. M. Turner +51 more
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Vitamin D deficiency and segregation status in prisoners [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate if any exposure to segregation minimal association in a single male prison population had any association with an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency.
Dearin, John, Doyle, Zelda, McGirr, Joe
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Vitamin D deficiency in children
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009 Background: Vitamin D deficiency in children is an important medical entity commonly diagnosed during early childhood. Prevalence and incidence of vitamin D deficiency in children is underestimated and can have far reaching consequences as per the latest evidence. Children at high risk should be identified and treated accordingly to avoid the treatable
Kaisar Ahmed +3 more
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Apollo Medicine, 2006 Vitamin D (calciferol) has been recognized for almost 100 years as being essential for bone health, but also plays a variety of roles across the body. It's deficiency is becoming an increasingly important public health issue, though the definition of deficiency itself has become controversial.
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Prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency in patients with widespread musculoskeletal pain [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide common health problems. Vitamin D deficiency in adults has been associated with proximal muscle weakness, skeletal mineralization defect, and an increased risk of falling.
Hakan Sarı +4 more
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Deletion of vitamin D receptor leads to premature emphysema/COPD by increased matrix metalloproteinases and lymphoid aggregates formation [PDF]
, 2011 Deficiency of vitamin D is associated with accelerated decline in lung function. Vitamin D is a ligand for nuclear hormone vitamin D receptor (VDR), and upon binding it modulates various cellular functions.
Hwang, Jae-woong +4 more
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