Vitamin D deficiency in psychiatric in-patients and treatment with daily supplements of calcium and ergocalciferol

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 390-393

  Tiangga, Eleanor ^b   Gowda, Asha ^b   Dent, John A ^a  

^a St Bernards Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; ERGOCALCIFEROL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 55049108009     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.019109     Document Type: Article

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