Vitamin D and risk of cognitive decline in elderly persons.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on July 12, 2010

Authors

David J Llewellyn1, Iain A Lang, Kenneth M Langa, Graciela Muniz-Terrera, Caroline L Phillips, Antonio Cherubini, Luigi Ferrucci, David Melzer

Author Affiliations

1: Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, England. david.llewellyn@pms.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Serum, Dietary and Supplemental Vitamin D's Association With Cognitive Decline | NCT03320109

High-dose Vitamin D Supplements in Older Adults | NCT03613116

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