TY - JOUR T1 - Calcium and vitamin D reduced non-vertebral fractures and bone loss in the elderly JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 48 LP - 48 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.2.48 VL - 1 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/2/48.abstract N2 - Dawson-Hughes B, Harris SS, Krall EA , et al. Effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on bone density in men and women 65 years of age or older. N Engl J Med 1997 Sep 4; 337 : 670 –6. OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science To assess the effectiveness of combined oral calcium and vitamin D supplementation in reducing non-vertebral fractures and bone loss in elderly people living in the community.3 year randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial.Community based study in the USA.445 healthy people living in the community who were ≥65 years of age (55% women) were enrolled and 389 (mean age 71 y) were included in the intention to treat analysis. Exclusion criteria were current cancer or hyperparathyroidism; a kidney stone in the past 5 years; renal disease; bilateral hip surgery; bisphosphonate, calcitonin, oestrogen, tamoxifen, or … ER -