Calcium and vitamin D in the prevention of osteoporotic fractures

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 355-363

  Francis, R M ^a,f   Anderson, F H ^b   Patel, S ^c   Sahota, O ^d   van Staa, T P ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; COD LIVER OIL; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; ETIDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SUN EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33745603708     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcl031     Document Type: Review

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