| Title |
The short-term impact of vitamin D-based hip fracture prevention in older adults in the United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40618-014-0109-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Chris D. Poole, Jamie C. Smith, J. Stephen Davies |
| Abstract |
Vitamin D is a relatively inexpensive drug yet an important hormone in terms of calcium and bone homeostasis. Treatment with vitamin D is associated with reduced fracture risk particularly in an elderly population. Therefore, we assessed the budgetary impact of routine prescription of 800 IU daily colecalciferol on hip fracture among older adults in the United Kingdom. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 47 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 11 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 25% |