Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of fractures.
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N Engl J Med. 2006 Feb 16;354(7):669-83. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa055218.
N Engl J Med. 2006.
PMID: 16481635
Free article.
Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of calcium with vitamin D supplementation for preventing hip and other fractures in healthy postmenopausal women remains equivocal. ...We randomly assigned participants to receive 1000 mg of elemental [corrected] calcium as calcium …
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of calcium with vitamin D supplementation for preventing hip and other fractures in healthy postmenop …