Vitamin D Deficiency in Residents of Academic Long-Term Care Facilities Despite Having Been Prescribed Vitamin D

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 71-75

  Hamid, Zulekha ^a   Riggs, Ann ^a   Spencer, Trey ^b   Redman, Carolyn ^a,b   Bodenner, Donald ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; long term care; Vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; CREATININE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING HOME; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33846693086     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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