Vitamin D supplementation in nursing home patients: randomized controlled trial of standard daily dose versus individualized loading dose regimen.

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Supplementation of cholecalciferol 800 IU daily appears to be insufficient to raise vitamin D levels to >75 nmol/l in nursing home (NH) patients.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Drugs Aging

Title: Drugs & aging

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISSN (Electronic): 1179-1969

ISSN (Print): 1170-229X

Publication date (Electronic): May 2015

Volume: 32

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Department of Geriatrics, Rijnstate Hospital, PO box 9555, 6800 TA, Arnhem, The Netherlands, hwijnen@rijnstate.nl.

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DOI: 10.1007/s40266-015-0259-8

PubMed ID: 25899914

SO-VID: 3b08156e-fb67-4246-9387-c18bcacbc7a1

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