Low serum vitamin D does not predict new disability or loss of muscle strength in older women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 912-917

  Verreault, René ^a   Semba, Richard D ^b   Volpato, Stefano ^c   Ferrucci, Luigi ^d   Fried, Linda P ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

25 Hydroxyvitamin D; Aging; Disability; Muscle strength; Older women; Parathyroid hormone; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WALKING SPEED;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARM; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0036257227     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50219.x     Document Type: Article

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