Hip fractures and bone mineral density in the elderly--importance of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D.

Hip fractures and bone mineral density in the elderly--importance of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D.

BACKGROUND:The significance of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations for hip fracture risk of the elderly is still uncertain. Difficulties reaching both frail and healthy elderly people in randomized controlled trials or large cohort studies may in part explain discordant findings. We d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laufey Steingrimsdottir, Thorhallur I Halldorsson, Kristin Siggeirsdottir, Mary Frances Cotch, Berglind O Einarsdottir, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Lenore J Launer, Tamara B Harris, Vilmundur Gudnason, Gunnar Sigurdsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3951316?pdf=render

Internet

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3951316?pdf=render

Similar Items