Importance of calcium, vitamin D and vitamin K for osteoporosis prevention and treatment

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-176

  Lanham New, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Vitamin D; Vitamin K

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CITRATE MALATE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; COLECALCIFEROL; MAGNESIUM; MENAQUINONE; OSTEOCALCIN; PHYTOMENADIONE; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGING; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MASS; BONE STRESS; CALCIUM BALANCE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SUNLIGHT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY EXCRETION; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN K;

EID: 42149106202     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665108007003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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