Vitamin D and calcium supplementation prevents osteoporotic fractures in elderly community dwelling residents: A pragmatic population-based 3-year intervention study

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 370-378

  Larsen, Erik Roj ^a,b   Mosekilde, Leif ^b   Foldspang, Anders ^c  

^a RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Community; Home safety; Nutrition; Prevention; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PELVIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTRATION; SPINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WINTER;

AGED; CALCIUM, DIETARY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D;

EID: 2942715412     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/JBMR.0301240     Document Type: Article

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