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01-07-2010 | Position Paper

IOF position statement: vitamin D recommendations for older adults

Authors: B. Dawson-Hughes, A. Mithal, J.-P. Bonjour, S. Boonen, P. Burckhardt, G. E.-H. Fuleihan, R. G. Josse, P. Lips, J. Morales-Torres, N. Yoshimura

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 7/2010

Abstract

This position paper of the International Osteoporosis Foundation makes recommendations for vitamin D nutrition in elderly men and women from an evidence-based perspective.

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Title: IOF position statement: vitamin D recommendations for older adults
Authors: B. Dawson-Hughes
A. Mithal
J.-P. Bonjour
S. Boonen
P. Burckhardt
G. E.-H. Fuleihan
R. G. Josse
P. Lips
J. Morales-Torres
N. Yoshimura
Publication date: 01-07-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Osteoporosis International / Issue 7/2010
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1285-3

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