A single, annual, high dose of oral vitamin D increased falls and fractures in older women: Commentary

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Cummings, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77958036931     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-6-201009210-02003     Document Type: Note

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