Differences in the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and hip fractures in nursing home residents and independently living elderly

ABSTRACT Objective To compare the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and fracture history in nursing home residents and community-dwelling elderly subjects and to explore the association of vitamin D levels with various characteristics. Materials and methods Sixty-six nursing home residents and 13...

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Main Authors: Alexander Shinkov, Anna-Maria Borissova, Lilia Dakovska, Jordan Vlahov, Lidia Kassabova, Dobrin Svinarov, Stefan Krivoshiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016-02-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972016000300217&lng=en&tlng=en