Season of birth and the risk of hip fracture in Danish men and women aged 65+
Vitamin D status in pregnant women has been linked to childhood bone mineral density in their offspring but it is unclear if effects extend to fracture risk in adulthood or even old age. As vitamin D levels in the population show pronounced seasonal variation in Denmark, we performed an epidemiologi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00002/full |