Addressing the musculoskeletal components of fracture risk with calcium and vitamin D: a review of the evidence.

Osteoporotic fractures are an extremely common and serious health problem in the elderly. This article presents the rationale for calcium and vitamin D supplementation in the prevention and treatment of osteoporotic fractures and reviews the literature evidence on the efficacy of this strategy. Two...

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Main Authors: Boonen, S, Bischoff-Ferrari, H, Cooper, C, Lips, P, Ljunggren, O, Meunier, P, Reginster, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006