Bone mass and markers of bone and calcium metabolism in postmenopausal women treated with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol) for four years

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 122-127

  Sairanen, S ^a   Karkkainen M ^c   Tahtela R ^d   Laitinen, K ^a   Makela P ^b   Lamberg Allardt, C ^c   Valimaki M J ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c MINERVA FOUNDATION INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Finland)

^d Yhtyneet Laboratoriot Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D; Bone markers; Bone mass; Calcitriol; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE METABOLISM; BONE TURNOVER; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033865342     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00223001118     Document Type: Article

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