Does calcium supplementation really cause more hip fractures?

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 833-834

  Tang, B M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OSTEOPOROSIS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 63949085974     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0758-0     Document Type: Article

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