Additive benefit of higher testosterone levels and vitamin D plus calcium supplementation in regard to fall risk reduction among older men and women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1307-1314

  Bischoff Ferrari, H A ^a   Orav, E J ^c,d   Dawson Hughes, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Older individuals; Sex hormones; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CALCIUM; CHOLECALCIFEROL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 49549118470     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0573-7     Document Type: Article

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