Dietary vitamin D intake among elderly residents in a Veterans' Centre

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-52

  Hall, Kathryn L ^a   Denda, Caroline E ^a   Yeung, Helen ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; VETERAN; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELDER NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; VETERANS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 77149150344     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/71.1.2010.49     Document Type: Article

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