Correlations among serum calcium, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels in the elderly in southern taiwan

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-72

  Lee, Wan Ping ^a   Lin, Li Wei ^b   Yeh, Shu Hui ^c   Liu, Rosa Huang ^d   Tseng, Cheun Fen ^a  

^a Tajen Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Fooyin Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Chang Gung Institute of Nursing   (United States)

^d Chung Shan Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Parathyroid hormone; Serum calcium; The elderly; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0036513598     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000347584.00705.b8     Document Type: Article

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