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Clinical Inquiries: Does vitamin D without calcium reduce fracture risk?

Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency, Provo, UT, USA. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

The Journal of family practice. 2016;(12):933-934
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Abstract

Supplemental vitamin D without calcium--in doses averaging as much as 800 IU per day--doesn't reduce the risk of hip, vertebral, or nonvertebral fractures in postmenopausal women and older men.

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Publication Type : Comparative Study ; Meta-Analysis ; Review

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