Vitamin B-12 status is associated with bone mineral content and bone mineral density in frail elderly women but not in men

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 801-807

  Dhonukshe Rutten, Rosalie A M ^a   Lips, Martine ^a   De Jong, Nynke ^a   Marijke, J M Chin A Paw ^a   Hiddink, Gerrit J ^b   Van Dusseldorp, Marijke ^c   De Groot, Lisette C P G M ^a   Van Staveren, Wija A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Dairy Foundation for Nutrition and Health   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Logistic analysis; Multiple regression analysis; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0037372934     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.3.801     Document Type: Article

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