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Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 856-857

  Moyer, Virginia A ^a   LeFevre, Michael L ^a   Siu, Albert L ^a  

^a US Preventive Services Task Force   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

BONE MINERALIZATION; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CALCIUM INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84891475145     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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