Open AccessVitamin D supplementation and the prevention of fractures and falls: results of a randomised trial in elderly people in residential accommodation
Author(s) -
Matthew Law,
Heather Withers,
Joan K. Morris,
Frazer H. Anderson
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afj080
Subject(s) - medicine , accommodation , gerontology , randomized controlled trial , falls in older adults , physical therapy , vitamin , fall prevention , vitamin d and neurology , suicide prevention , poison control , environmental health , surgery , neuroscience , biology
To determine whether vitamin D supplementation reduces the risk of fracture or falls in elderly people in care home accommodation.
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