Correlation between vitamin D and functional capacity, physical function among Japanese frail elderly living in the community

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 634-640

  Okuno, Junko ^a   Tomura, Shigeo ^a   Yanagi, Hisako ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fall; Frail elderly; Nursing care prevention; Stumbling and body sway; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIFEDIOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 35748953777     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.44.634     Document Type: Article

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