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Vitamin D levels and risk of delirium: A mendelian randomization study in the UK Biobank.

Kirsty BowmanLindsay JonesLuke C PillingJoão C DelgadoGeorge A KuchelLuigi FerrucciRichard H FortinskyDavid Melzer
Published in: Neurology (2019)
In a large community-based cohort, there is genetic evidence supporting a causal role for vitamin D levels in incident delirium. Trials of correction of low vitamin D levels in the prevention of delirium are needed.
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