Journal article
VIII: Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Vitamin D Treatment in Preventing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review the effect of vitamin D on bone density and fractures in postmenopausal women.
DATA SOURCE: We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE from 1966 to 1999 and examined citations of relevant articles and proceedings of international meetings. We contacted osteoporosis investigators and primary authors to identify additional studies and to obtain unpublished data.
Authors
Papadimitropoulos E; Wells G; Shea B; Gillespie W; Weaver B; Zytaruk N; Cranney A; Adachi J; Tugwell P; Josse R
Journal
Endocrine Reviews, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 560–569
Publisher
The Endocrine Society
Publication Date
August 2002
DOI
10.1210/er.2001-8002
ISSN
0163-769X