Calcium and vitamin D supplements and health outcomes: a reanalysis of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) limited-access data set.

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Published in Am J Clin Nutr on August 31, 2011

Authors

Mark J Bolland1, Andrew Grey, Greg D Gamble, Ian R Reid

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. m.bolland@auckland.ac.nz

Associated clinical trials:

Women's Health Initiative (WHI) | NCT00000611

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