Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with better lower-extremity function in both active and inactive persons aged ≥60 y

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Vitamin D and neurologyMedicineGerontologyInternal medicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitation

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Brigham and Women's Hospital US

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 80
Issue: 3
Pages: 752-758
Citations: 921
Access: Closed

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                                    Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, 
                                
                                    Thomas Dietrich, 
                                
                                    E. John Orav
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with better lower-extremity function in both active and inactive persons aged ≥60 y. 
                            American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
                            , 80
                            (3)
                            , 752-758.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/80.3.752
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.3.752