Prevalence of Vitamin D Inadequacy among Postmenopausal North American Women Receiving Osteoporosis Therapy

2005891 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Michael F. Holick · Boston Medical Center

Ethel S. Siris · Columbia University

Neil Binkley · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Mary K. Beard

Aliya Khan · McMaster University

Jennifer T. Katzer

Richard A. Petruschke

Erluo Chen · United States Military Academy

Abstract

More than half of North American women receiving therapy to treat or prevent osteoporosis have vitamin D inadequacy, underscoring the need for improved physician and public education regarding optimization of vitamin D status in this population.

Topics & Keywords

Vitamin D Research Studies Bone health and osteoporosis research Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 90, Issue 6, pp. 3215-3224

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-2364

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