Evidence that calcium supplements reduce fracture risk is lacking

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Seeman, Ego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM; DENOSUMAB; ESTROGEN; PLACEBO; RISEDRONIC ACID; VITAMIN D; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; NONVERTEBRA FRACTURE; OSTEOLYSIS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76149097180     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.06160809     Document Type: Review

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