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Cross-sectional association between serum vitamin D concentration and walking speed measured at usual and fast pace among older women: The EPIDOS study

  1. Cédric Annweiler1,*,
  2. Anne-Marie Schott2,
  3. Manuel Montero-Odasso3,
  4. Gilles Berrut4,
  5. Bruno Fantino1,5,
  6. François R Herrmann6,
  7. Olivier Beauchet1

Article first published online: 4 MAR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.80

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 8, pages 1858–1866, August 2010

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Annweiler, C., Schott, A.-M., Montero-Odasso, M., Berrut, G., Fantino, B., Herrmann, F. R. and Beauchet, O. (2010), Cross-sectional association between serum vitamin D concentration and walking speed measured at usual and fast pace among older women: The EPIDOS study. J Bone Miner Res, 25: 1858–1866. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.80

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  1. 1

    Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Angers University Hospital; UPRES EA2646, University of Angers, UNAM, Angers, France

  2. 2

    Department IMER, Lyon University Hospital; EA4129, RECIF, University of Lyon; INSERM 4831, Lyon, France

  3. 3

    Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

  4. 4

    Department of Geriatrics, Nantes University Hospital and University of Nantes, Nantes, France

  5. 5

    Medical Health Center, CNAMTS, Lyon, France

  6. 6

    Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

*Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Angers University Hospital, 49933 Angers Cedex 9, France.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 JUL 2010
  2. Article first published online: 4 MAR 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 FEB 2010
  4. Manuscript Revised: 5 DEC 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 18 APR 2009

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