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Effect of High-Dose Once-Yearly Bolus of Oral Vitamin D on Falls and Fractures in Older Women

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Subdivision of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Piet P. Geusens

  2. Biomedical Research Institute, University Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium

    Piet P. Geusens

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Geusens, P.P. Effect of High-Dose Once-Yearly Bolus of Oral Vitamin D on Falls and Fractures in Older Women. Curr Osteoporos Rep 8, 115–117 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-010-0020-5

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