Vitamin D and its relation to bone mineral density in postmenopause women
OBJECTIVE: Compare the level of vitamin D with the bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women, with or without fractures. METHODS: 250 women with mean age of 71.1 were evaluated. The serum levels of vitamin D considered sufficient were ≥ 30 ng/mL, insufficient between 20 and 30 ng/mL...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2013-06-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000300228&lng=en&tlng=en |