Open AccessUrgent action needed to improve vitamin D status among older people in England!
Author(s) -
Vasant Hirani,
Kerina Tull,
Aisha Mansoor Ali,
Jennifer S. Mindell
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afp195
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , hypovitaminosis , gerontology , vitamin , vitamin d deficiency , environmental health
he importance of vitamin D for bone health is well known, but emerging evidence also suggests that adequate vitamin D status may also be protective against non-communicable diseases. In the UK, government initiatives highlighting the importance of adequate vitamin D among older people have been in place since 1998.
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