Vitamin D and adult bone health in Australia and New Zealand: A position statement

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 281-285

  Diamond, Terrence H ^a   Eisman, John A ^a   Mason, Rebecca S ^b   Nowson, Caryl A ^c   Pasco, Julie A ^d   Sambrook, Philip N ^b   Wark, John D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CALCIFEROL STRONG; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; COD LIVER OIL; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; RETINOL; RIFAMPICIN; SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARM; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BONE DISEASE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; CONSENSUS; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FACE; FATIGUE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HAND; HEADACHE; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERCALCIURIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALABSORPTION; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NEW ZEALAND; PAIN; POLYURIA; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 15844411322     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06701.x     Document Type: Article

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