The calcium scare-what would Austin Bradford Hill have thought?

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3073-3077

  Nordin, B E C ^a   Lewis, J R ^b   Daly, R M ^c   Horowitz, J ^d   Metcalfe, A ^d   Lange, K ^e   Prince, R L ^f  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium supplements; Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PLACEBO; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84155164977     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1680-4     Document Type: Article

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