Composite outcomes: "Cherry picking" did not occur in studied example

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7773, 2010, Pages 572-

  Bolland, Mark J ^a   Grey, Andrew ^a   Reid, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FRACTURE; HEART INFARCTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX PAIN; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CALCIUM INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; NOTE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN D;

EID: 77957024023     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c5009     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Bolland MJ, Barber PA, Doughty RN, Mason B, Horne A, Ames R, et al. Vascular events in healthy older women receiving calcium supplementation: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2008;336:262-6. (Pubitemid 351251627)