Preventing fractures and falls a limited role for calcium and Vitamin D supplements?

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 319, Issue 15, 2018, Pages 1552-1553

  Bischoff Ferrari, Heike A ^a   Bhasin, Shalender ^b,c   Manson, Joann E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Research Programin Men's Health: Aging and Metabolism   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; FALLING; FRACTURE; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 85046089226     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.4023     Document Type: Editorial

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