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Effect of vitamin D3 and calcium on fracture risk in 65- to 71-year-old women: A population-based 3-year randomized, controlled trial—the OSTPRE-FPS†

  1. Kari Salovaara1,2,*,
  2. Marjo Tuppurainen1,3,
  3. Matti Kärkkäinen1,
  4. Toni Rikkonen1,
  5. Lorenzo Sandini1,4,
  6. Joonas Sirola1,2,
  7. Risto Honkanen1,
  8. Esko Alhava1,5,
  9. Heikki Kröger1,2

Article first published online: 29 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.48

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 7, pages 1487–1495, July 2010

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Salovaara, K., Tuppurainen, M., Kärkkäinen, M., Rikkonen, T., Sandini, L., Sirola, J., Honkanen, R., Alhava, E. and Kröger, H. (2010), Effect of vitamin D3 and calcium on fracture risk in 65- to 71-year-old women: A population-based 3-year randomized, controlled trial—the OSTPRE-FPS. J Bone Miner Res, 25: 1487–1495. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.48

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  1. 1

    Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

  2. 2

    Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Handsurgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

  3. 3

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

  4. 4

    Department of Internal Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

  5. 5

    Institute of Clinical Medicine, Surgery, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

*Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Clinical Research Centre, Mediteknia Building, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.

  1. †

    Results of this study were presented in preliminary form at the 29th Annual Meeting of American Society of Bone and Mineral Research and at the 35th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 JUN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 29 JAN 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 19 JAN 2010
  4. Manuscript Revised: 26 NOV 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 20 AUG 2009

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