Treatment of osteoporosis in the frail elderly
- frail elderly patients who are not active should be prescribed vitamin D and calcium
- the use of calcium alone is less effective than other interventions and the evidence of reduction of fracture risk is less convincing
Ref: MeReC Bulletin (1999), 10 (7), 25-8.
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