Should long-term care residents be supplemented with vitamin D?

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-31

  Lister, Tracy ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT; VITAMIN D;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 40749160881     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/69.1.2008.28     Document Type: Article

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