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Vitamin K


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Alternate Names : Deficiency - Vitamin K, Vitamin K Deficiency

Definition

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood clotting.

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Vitamin K is known as the clotting vitamin, because without it blood would not clot. Some studies indicate that it helps in maintaining strong bones in the elderly.

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Review Date : 1/19/2003
Reviewed By : Steven Angelo, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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