Osteoimmunology: prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and relationship to fracture.
As of May 1, 2009, Pubmed listed approximately 30,000 citations on the topic of vitamin D in humans, highlighting the medical community's avid interest in this field. Two articles published in the Archives of Internal Medicine diverge with previous reports on the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and the capability of vitamin D to reduce fractures.
Hansen
Karen E
KE
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Clinical Science Center, Madison, WI 53792, USA. keh@medicine.wisc.edu
D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*
D014807:Vitamin D