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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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2006
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