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Comment on Reid et al.: Effect of calcium supplementation on hip fractures

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  1. SCGH Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    R. L. Prince

  2. Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, SA Pathology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    B. E. C. Nordin

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A second comment on the article by Reid et al. can be found at doi:10.1007/s00198-008-0758-0; a reply to both comments can be found at doi:10.1007/s00198-008-0756-2

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Prince, R.L., Nordin, B.E.C. Comment on Reid et al.: Effect of calcium supplementation on hip fractures. Osteoporos Int 20, 831–832 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-008-0755-3

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