Importance of vitamin D in hospital-based fracture care pathways

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 291-293

  Glowacki, Julie ^a,b   Leboff, M S ^a   Kolatkar, N S ^a   Thornhill, T S ^a   Harris, M B ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Care improvement; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 44649128607     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982657     Document Type: Article

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