Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency among community dwelling elderly in Dakahlia as a representative of rural areas in Egypt

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-51

  Aly, Walaa W ^a   Hussein, Mona A ^a   Ebeid, Somaia Moahamed ^a   Mortagy, Ahmed K ^a  

^a Saint Fatima Square Heliopolis   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Elderly; Prevalence; Vitamin D insufficiency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84898873961     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0139-1     Document Type: Article

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