Fracture prevention with vitamin D supplementation: considering the inconsistent results

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A meta-analysis found that high dose vitamin D, different from low dose, decreased fracture risk by 23% for any nonvertebral fracture and by 26% for hip fracture. Unfortunately, however, this effect was not confirmed by recent trials...

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Main Author: Izaks Gerbrand J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/8/26