Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Vitamin D supplementation and fracture incidence in elderly persons. A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
To determine whether vitamin D supplementation decreases the incidence of hip fractures and other peripheral bone fractures. ⋯ Our results do not show a decrease in the incidence of hip fractures and other peripheral fractures in Dutch elderly persons after vitamin D supplementation.