A higher dose of vitamin d reduces the risk of falls in nursing home residents: a randomized, multiple-dose study.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on February 01, 2007

Authors

Kerry E Broe1, Tai C Chen, Janice Weinberg, Heike A Bischoff-Ferrari, Michael F Holick, Douglas P Kiel

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts 02131, USA. broe@hrca.harvard.edu

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