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Vitamin D supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children (Protocol)

Winz, TM, Powell, S, Shaw, K and Jones, G 2008 , 'Vitamin D supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children (Protocol)' , Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. CD0069, no. 2 , pp. 1-8 , doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006944.

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Abstract

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

·To determine the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation for improving bone mineral density in children.
·To determine if any effect of vitamin D supplementation varies by sex, age or pubertal stage, the type or dose of vitamin D given or baseline vitamin D status.
·To determine if any effect of vitamin D supplementation persists after cessation of the intervention.

Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:Winz, TM and Powell, S and Shaw, K and Jones, G
Keywords: Low bone mineral density, osteoporotic fracture, BMD, High dose boluses, randomised controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation compared with placebo
Journal or Publication Title: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
ISSN: 1469-493X
DOI / ID Number: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006944
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Republished online with edits 8 Oct 2008 issue 4

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