Vitamin D supplementation in a nursing home population

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1072-1076

  Schwalfenberg, Gerry K ^a   Genuis, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Nursing homes; Seniors; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; COLECALCIFEROL;

AGED; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIFEDIOL; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77955862745     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200900601     Document Type: Review

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