Is vitamin D deficiency a cause of increased morbidity and mortality at older age or simply an indicator of poor health?

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 199-210

  Schöttker, Ben ^a   Saum, Kai Uwe ^a   Perna, Laura ^a   Ordóñez Mena, José Manuèl ^a   Holleczek, Bernd ^b   Brenner, Hermann ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND CANCER REGISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Causality; Cohort study; Frailty; Health status; Mortality; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84900296473     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-014-9894-3     Document Type: Article

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