A randomized, controlled pilot study of the effects of vitamin D supplementation on balance in Parkinson's disease: Does age matter?

OBJECTIVES:To explore if short term, high dose vitamin D supplementation is safe and improves balance in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS:A pilot randomized, double-blind intervention trial to measure the effects of 16 weeks of high dose vitamin D (10,000 IU/day) on balance as wel...

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Main Authors: Amie L Hiller, Charles F Murchison, Brenna M Lobb, Susan O'Connor, Morgan O'Connor, Joseph F Quinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6157857?pdf=render