Journal article

Annual High-Dose Oral Vitamin D and Falls and Fractures in Older Women A Randomized Controlled Trial

Kerrie M Sanders, Amanda L Stuart, Elizabeth J Williamson, Julie A Simpson, Mark A Kotowicz, Doris Young, Geoffrey C Nicholson

JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association | AMER MEDICAL ASSOC | Published : 2010

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.594

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

The study was supported by project grant No. 251682 from the National Health and Medical Research Council and by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

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Keywords

Calcium Supplementation
D Supplementation
Medicine, General & Internal
Men
Accidental Falls
Science & Technology
Bone
Female
Risk Factors
Prevention
Cholecalciferol
Humans
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Population
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Administration, Oral
Aged
Elderly-People
General & Internal Medicine
Hip-Fractures
Fractures, Bone
Treatment Failure
Drug Administration Schedule
Aged, 80 and Over
Male
Double-Blind
Risk
Double-Blind Method
Seasons