Excessive dietary intake of vitamin a is associated with reduced bone mineral density and increased risk for hip fracture

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 770-778

  Melhus, Håkan ^a   Michaëlsson, Karl ^a   Kindmark, Andreas ^a   Bergström, Reinhold ^b   Holmberg, Lars ^a   Mallmin, Hans ^a   Wolk, Alicja ^c   Ljunghall, Sverker ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0032533187     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-10-199811150-00003     Document Type: Article

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