Review: calcium supplementation, with or without vitamin D, prevents osteoporotic fractures in older people

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Sophie A Jamal et al. Evid Based Med. 2008 Apr.

. 2008 Apr;13(2):53.

doi: 10.1136/ebm.13.2.53.

¹ Multidisciplinary Osteoporosis Program, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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