Calcium, vitamin D, and risk: Authors' response to editorial

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7810, 2011, Pages

  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

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT;

CALCIUM INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DRUG SAFETY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; NOTE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS;

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; VITAMIN D;

EID: 79958698883     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d3520     Document Type: Letter

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