Prevention of falls and fractures in elderly persons-supplementation with vitamin D and calcium are efficacious;Prävetion von Stürzen und Frakturen bei äteren Menschen Vitamin D- und Calcium supplementation sind wirksam

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Pfeifer, Michael ^a   Minne, Helmut W ^a  

^a Institut für Klinische Osteologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFACALCIDOL; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLING; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SENILE OSTEOPOROSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33745945869     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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