Vitamin D deficiency in elderly: Risk factors and drugs impact on vitamin D status

Introduction: Vitamin D (VD) deficiency is a major public health problem worldwide. In spite of its high prevalence, particularly among elderly people, VD deficiency is still underestimated by many physicians. Increasingly, VD deficiency is associated with several known geriatric syndromes. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Hasan Kweder, Housam Eidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-10-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.AJM_20_18