Vitamin D, bone mineral density and risk of fracture in people with intellectual disabilities.
Valeria FrighiAlireza MorovatT M AndrewsF RanaM T StephensonS J WhiteE FowerJ RoastGuy M GoodwinPublished in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2018)
In people with IDs and previous vitamin D deficiency, BMD increases on long-term vitamin D supplementation. However, additional strategies must be considered for osteoporosis and fracture prevention in this population.