Vitamin D dose requirements for fracture prevention [8]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1368-1369

  Paterson, Colin R ^a  

^a Temple Oxgates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ERGOCALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

FRACTURE; LETTER; OSTEOMALACIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE;

FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84867184018     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1209658     Document Type: Letter

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