A high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in Finnish medical in- and outpatients

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 249, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 559-563

  Kauppinen Makelin R ^a   Tahtela R ^b   Loyttyniemi E ^b   Karkkainen J ^a   Valimaki M J ^b  

^a PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hypovitaminosis D; Osteoporosis; Secondary hyperparathyroidism; Vitamin D; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D 2; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PREVALENCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D-BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 0034840688     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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