Journal article
Hypovitaminosis D: A Contributor to Psychiatric Disorders in Elderly?
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypovitaminosis D is unrecognized and remarkably common in geriatric patients, with various clinical manifestations. The purpose of this study was to prospectively assess the vitamin D (VD) status in newly admitted psychogeriatric patients, and to study the correlation of VD status with indicators of calcium metabolism.
METHODS: A valid VD sample, as measured by serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD), was obtained from nine consecutive …
Authors
Ford J; Hategan A; Bourgeois JA; Tisi DK
Journal
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 80–84
Publisher
Canadian Geriatrics Society
Publication Date
September 2012
DOI
10.5770/cgj.15.39
ISSN
1925-8348