Calcium and vitamin D for prevention of osteoporotic fractures

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9605, 2007, Pages 2098-2099

  Freyschuss, Bo ^a   Ljunggren, Osten ^b   Saaf, Maria ^a   Mellstrom, Dan ^c   Avenell, Allison ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MONOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 37349006682     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61896-0     Document Type: Letter

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