Effect of cholecalciferol plus calcium on falling in ambulatory older men and women: A 3-year randomized controlled trial

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 424-430

  Bischoff Ferrari, Heike A ^a,b   Orav, E John ^b   Dawson Hughes, Bess ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CALCIUM; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMINS;

EID: 33644594189     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/.424     Document Type: Article

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