Vitamin D in older patients with cancer

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 655-662

  Overcash, Janine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

AGED; AGING; CALCIUM INTAKE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FALLING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 55249097648     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.CJON.655-662     Document Type: Article

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