Vitamin D deficiency, still a frequent problem in geriatry [2];Le déficit en vitamine D, toujours un problème fréquent en gériatrie

Presse Medicale

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 392-

  Trivalle, Christophe ^a   Giot, Jean Luc ^a   Lefebvre Chapiro, Sylvie ^a   Feteanu, Dorin ^a   Guillemant, Serge ^b   Sebag Lanoë, Renée ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 1942539176     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0755-4982(04)98604-6     Document Type: Letter

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