High-dose oral vitamin D supplementation and risk of falls in older women [1]

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 854-

  Mak, Jenson C S ^a  

^a GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D;

BONE MATRIX; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OSTEOMALACIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77958146988     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1165     Document Type: Letter

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