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Study protocol for prevention of falls: A randomized controlled trial of effects of vitamin D and exercise on falls prevention

BACKGROUND: Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injury and injury-related death among older people. In addition to physical activity, vitamin D also may affect balance and neuromuscular function. Low serum 25-hydroksivitamin D level increases the risk of bone loss, falls and fractures. Thus...

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Autores principales: Uusi-Rasi, Kirsti, Kannus, Pekka, Karinkanta, Saija, Pasanen, Matti, Patil, Radhika, Lamberg-Allardt, Christel, Sievänen, Harri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22448872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-12-12