Vitamin D inadequacy: The Italian picture

Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-49

  Rossini, Maurizio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Rheumatologic Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Osteoporosis; PTH; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ERGOCALCIFEROL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; BONE TURNOVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DAIRY PRODUCT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; FOOD INTAKE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OSTEOMALACIA; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33750904925     PISSN: 17248914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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