Effect of folate and mecobalamin on hip fractures in patients with stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

2005283 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Yoshiaki Honda · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics

Abstract

In this Japanese population with a high baseline fracture risk, combined treatment with folate and vitamin B12 is safe and effective in reducing the risk of a hip fracture in elderly patients following stroke.

Topics & Keywords

Folate and B Vitamins Research Bone and Joint Diseases Hip and Femur Fractures

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 293, Issue 9, pp. 1082-8

DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.9.1082

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