Vitamin D status and risk of ischemic stroke in North Indian patients

Context: Accumulating evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of stroke. Contributing mechanisms have been linked to the association of vitamin D deficiency with the presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis, however, the evidence is confl...

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Main Authors: Anu Gupta, Sudesh Prabhakar, Manish Modi, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Vivek Lal, Dheeraj Khurana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=5;spage=721;epage=725;aulast=