Investigation to improve vitamin D metabolism in institutionalized elderly by ultraviolet light radiation;Untersuchung zur verbesserung des vitamin D-stoffwechsels bei altersheimbewohnern mittels einer bestrahlung mit ultraviolettem licht

Journal fur Mineralstoffwechsel

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 47-51

  Scharla, St H ^a,b,d   Barth, D ^c   Lempert, U G ^a  

^a Praxis für Innere Medizin und Endokrinologie   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Praxis   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE; CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

ELDERLY CARE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WINTER;

EID: 33745160326     PISSN: 10237763     EISSN: 16809408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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