Association between vitamin D and pressure ulcers in older ambulatory adults: Results of a matched case-control study

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 213-219

  Kalava, Usha R ^a   Cha, Stephen S ^a   Takahashi, Paul Y ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Case control study; Geriatrics; Pressure ulcer; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYERGOCALCIFEROL; CALCIFEDIOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL WORK; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80755126939     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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