Vitamin D deficiency among older women with and without disability

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1529-1534

  Semba, R D ^a   Garrett, E ^a   Johnson, B A ^a   Guralnik, J M ^a   Fried, L P ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Baltimore; Bone fractures; Calcium; Disability; Vitamin D deficiency; Women

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033647245     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.6.1529     Document Type: Article

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