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Vitamin D and Dementia

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Emerging evidence suggests that low vitamin D concentrations are potentially involved in the pathogenesis of dementia. This is of particular interest when considering the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in elderly adults and the urgent need to identify modifiable risk factors for dementia. Studies have found that vitamin D is implicated in procognitive and neuroprotective functions, including the reduction of Alzheimer’s disease hallmarks such as amylo...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.14283/jpad.2015.68

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Clinical Trial Service Unit
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Journal website
Volume:
3
Issue:
1
Pages:
43-52
Publication date:
2015-06-01
Acceptance date:
2015-03-09
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ISSN:
2274-5807
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pubs:695484
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uuid:c52a3ada-3dcb-4fcc-8cc2-6c5556b85bbd
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pubs:695484
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695484
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2017-05-16

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