Open AccessBones and Crohn’s: No benefit of adding sodium fluoride or ibandronate to calcium and vitamin D
Author(s) -
Jochen Klaus,
Max Reinshagen,
Katharina Herdt,
Christoph Schröter,
Guido Adler,
Georg B. von Boyen,
Christian von Tirpitz
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i3.334
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , cholecalciferol , vitamin d and neurology , gastroenterology , bone mineral , sodium fluoride , calcium , osteoporosis , urology , fluoride , chemistry , inorganic chemistry
To compare the effect of calcium and cholecalciferol alone and along with additional sodium fluoride or ibandronate on bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures in patients with Crohn's disease (CD).