What is it about?
We studied a sample of elderly psychiatric inpatients. Many had low levels of vitamin D, and this finding was not related to specific diagnoses.
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Why is it important?
Vitamin D is important for health, including bone health.
Perspectives
Supplementing vitamin D might be adviceable especially for elderly patients living in the Arctic.
Professor Rolf Wynn
UiT Norges arktiske universitet
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This page is a summary of: Vitamin D deficiency is common in psychogeriatric patients, independent of diagnosis, BMC Psychiatry, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-14-134.
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