Vitamin D and vitamin D analogues for preventing fractures in post-menopausal women and older men

Avenell, Alison; Mak, Jenson; L. O’Connell, Dianne

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd000227.pub4

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Vitamin D and vitamin D analogues for preventing fractures in post-menopausal women and older men

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Apr 14, 2014

Authors:

Alison Avenell

Jenson Mak

Dianne L. O’Connell

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D and related compounds have been used to prevent osteoporotic fractures in older people. This is the third update of a Cochrane review first published in 1996. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of vitamin D or related compounds, with or without calcium, for preventing fractur...

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Medicine

Vitamin D and neurology

Placebo

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