Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae.This is the place where death delights to serve the living. Attributed to G. Morgagni (1682–1771)
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Dr Aspray is Chief Investigator in an Arthritis Research UK funded study investigating the effects of vitamin D supplementation on bone health in older people and has been a co-investigator in clinical trials of vitamin D supplementation. He is a co-author of UK National Osteoporosis Society Practical Clinical Guideline for Patient Management on Vitamin D and Bone Health. Professor Francis has been a Co-Principal Investigator in clinical trials of vitamin D supplementation. He was also a member of the DIPART group, which performed a meta-analysis of the anti-fracture efficacy of vitamin D supplementation. He is a member of the UK Department of Health Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition Working Group on Vitamin D and is Chair of the Writing Group for UK National Osteoporosis Society Practical Clinical Guideline for Patient Management on Vitamin D and Bone Health. He has also received speaker's honoraria from Shire Pharmaceuticals, who market calcium and vitamin D supplements.
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Aspray, T.J., Francis, R.M. What can we learn about vitamin D requirements from post-mortem data?. Osteoporos Int 24, 1769–1770 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-012-2257-6
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