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SAT-527 Femoral Neck Strength and Vitamin D in Older African American Women

Purpose: Bone Mineral density (BMD) is a predictor of fracture risk. Beyond BMD, the role of vitamin D for bone strength is not known in African American (AA) population. Objective: To examine the effect of vitamin D supplementation on femoral neck (FN) strength. Design and Setting: A 3-year randomi...

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Autores principales: Dhaliwal, Ruban, Mikhail, Mageda, Owusu, Jeanette, Katumuluwa, Subhashini, Islam, Shahidul, Ragolia, Louis, Aloia, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6552275/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-SAT-527