Effect of Vitamin D on Falls: A Meta-analysis

JAMA

Volumn 291, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 1999-2006

  Bischoff Ferrari, Heike A ^a,b   Dawson Hughes, Bess ^d   Willett, Walter C ^c   Staehelin, Hannes B ^f   Bazemore, Marlet G ^g   Zee, Robert Y ^b   Wong, John B ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^g CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL DERIVATIVE; DIHYDROXYCOLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; HYDROXYCOLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 2142713080     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.16.1999     Document Type: Review

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