Vitamin D and fracture prevention - Treatment still indicated but clarification needed

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 542-544

  Allain, Theresa J ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 28244494770     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi184     Document Type: Editorial

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