Cholecalciferol treatment in older patients with isolated systolic hypertension

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1680-1681

  Giovannucci, Edward ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NOTE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLECALCIFEROL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84885923729     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.8019     Document Type: Note

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