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Vitamin D Deficiency - Nursing
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Definition of 'Vitamin D Deficiency'A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN D in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin D in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin D from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin D to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as RICKETS in children and OSTEOMALACIA in adults. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1406) Common names: Vitamin D Deficiency; Deficiency, Vitamin D; Deficiencies, Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiencies |
Monday, November 23, 2009
Falls in the nursing home: a collaborative approach.
30 May 2009 
Problem solving using a collaborative approach may reduce the risk of falls in the nursing home. Interventions need to be tailored to the individual's cognitive and physical impairments as well as be feasible in the particular long-term care ... Read more...
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Technical information about 'Vitamin D Deficiency'
Definition: A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN D in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin D in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin D from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin D to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as RICKETS in children and OSTEOMALACIA in adults. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1406)
Descriptor UI: D014808
Alternative terms: Vitamin D Deficiency; Deficiency, Vitamin D; Deficiencies, Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiencies;
Related Mesh Headings: Rickets;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C18.654.521.500.133.770;
Technical Notes: DF: VITAMIN D DEFIC