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  • Title: Ultra-violet irradiation and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels in sick old people.
    Author: Snell AP, MacLennan WJ, Hamilton JC.
    Journal: Age Ageing; 1978 Nov; 7(4):225-8. PubMed ID: 727072.
    Abstract:
    Twelve elderly patients in a rehabilitation ward were given a four-week course of ultra-violet irradiation from a Vitalux lamp. They were compared with 12 controls selected from the same ward. Treatment produced a significant elevation in plasma 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25OHD) by the end of the second week and concentrations continued to rise over the four-week period. Subject showing the greatest response were those starting with the lowest levels of plasma 25OHD. The findings suggest that ultra-violet irradiation is an effective means of treating vitamin D deficiency in old age and that patients with the greatest degree of deficiency show the greatest response.
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