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Reducing hip fractures in the elderly

CLINICAL QUESTION: Is there evidence that hip protectors and vitamin D with calcium supplementation reduce hip fractures in the elderly? RESULTS: The results are that vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduce incidence of hip fractures. Hip protectors provide some benefit in reducing hip fracture...

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Autores principales: Leytin, Victoria, Beaudoin, Francesca L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3066254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21472093
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S10163