Attention is needed to the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in our older population

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1101, 1999, Pages 471-472

  Ley, Sarah J ^c   Horwath, Caroline C ^a   Stewart, Joanna M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033544505     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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