Underutilization of calcium and vitamin D by older adults in a large general internal medicine practice

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-116

  Ness, Jose ^a   Aronow, Wilbert S ^b   Newkirk, Erin ^a   McDanel, Deanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 17144423633     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mjt.0000132254.88027.71     Document Type: Article

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