Can vitamin D supplementation reduce the risk of fracture in the elderly? A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 709-715

  Meyer, Haakon E ^a,b   Smedshaug, Guro B ^a,b   Kvaavik, Elisabeth ^a,b   Falch, Jan A ^c   Tverdal, Aage ^a   Pedersen, Jan I ^b  

^a National Health Screening Service   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis; Randomized controlled trial; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; COD LIVER OIL; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OSTEOPOROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COD LIVER OIL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0036129790     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.4.709     Document Type: Article

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