Maturitas
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 359-365, April 2010

Does daily vitamin D 800IU and calcium 1000mg supplementation decrease the risk of falling in ambulatory women aged 65–71 years? A 3-year randomized population-based trial (OSTPRE-FPS)

  • Matti K. Kärkkäinen

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Kuopio, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Mediteknia Building, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland. Tel.: +358 50 5584698; fax: +358 17 162940.
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  • Marjo Tuppurainen

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
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  • Kari Salovaara

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Handsurgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
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  • Lorenzo Sandini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
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  • Toni Rikkonen

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Kuopio, Finland
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  • Joonas Sirola

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Handsurgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
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  • Risto Honkanen

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Kuopio, Finland
    • Research Institute of Public Health, University of Kuopio, Finland
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  • Jari Arokoski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
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  • Esko Alhava

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Surgery, University of Kuopio, Finland
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  • Heikki Kröger

      Affiliations

    • Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Handsurgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland

Received 5 October 2009; received in revised form 26 November 2009; accepted 16 December 2009. published online 31 December 2009.

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 Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00592917.

PII: S0378-5122(09)00488-5

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.12.018

Maturitas
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 359-365, April 2010

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