High prevalence of undetected vitamin D deficiency in an urban minority primary care practice

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 407-411

  Kahn, Linda S ^a   Satchidanand, Nikhil ^a   Kopparapu, Anil ^a   Goh, Winston ^a   Yale, Sandra ^a   Fox, Chester H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Complementary and alternative medicine and supplements; Primary care

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; ERGOCALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CALCIUM; ERGOCALCIFEROLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 80053340221     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30337-0     Document Type: Article

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