Effects of vitamin D and calcium supplementation on falls: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-351

  Bischoff, Heike A ^a,b   Stähelin, Hannes B ^a   Dick, Walter ^a   Akos, Regula ^a   Knecht, Margrith ^a   Salis, Christian ^a   Nebiker, Matthias ^a   Theiler, Robert ^a   Pfeifer, Michael ^c   Begerow, Bettina ^c   Lew, Robert A ^b   Conzelmann, Martin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Institute for Clinical Osteology   (Germany)

^d Felix Platter Spital ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone metabolism; Calcium; Elderly; Fall prevention; Muscle strength; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FALLING; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE AND BONES; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 12244253338     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.2.343     Document Type: Article

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