Plasma B vitamins, homocysteine, and their relation with bone loss and hip fracture in elderly men and women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2206-2212

  McLean, Robert R ^a,b   Jacques, Paul F ^c   Selhub, Jacob ^c   Fredman, Lisa ^d   Tucker, Katherine L ^c   Samelson, Elizabeth J ^a,b   Kiel, Douglas P ^a,b   Cupples, L Adrienne ^d   Hannan, Marian T ^a,b  

^a Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 45149122770     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-2710     Document Type: Article

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