Vitamin D supplements do not prevent falls

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 353, Issue , 2016, 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

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84975144668     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i3005     Document Type: Letter

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