The effect of oral and parenteral vitamin D supplementation in the elderly: A prospective, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled study

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2279-2283

  Sakalli, Hakan ^a   Arslan, Didem ^b   Yucel, Ahmet Eftal ^c  

^a Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ADANA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elderly; Megadose vitamin D; Quality of life; Time up and go test

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84866243863     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-1943-6     Document Type: Article

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