Effect of calcium supplementation on fracture risk: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1945-1951

  Bischoff Ferrari, Heike A ^a   Rees, Judy R ^b   Grau, Maria V ^b   Barry, Elizabeth ^b   Gui, Jiang ^b   Baron, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 45749148543     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.6.1945     Document Type: Article

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