Does An Annual High Dose Vitamin D Supplement Decrease Healthcare Utilisation in Older Women?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/509310

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The shorter bleaker days of winter can cause a vitamin D deficiency in Australian women, increasing their risk of osteoporosis and broken bones including hip fracture. New research suggests that the low winter levels of the vitamin may not be good for us in many ways and the NHMRC is funding a Geelong-based study to determine if Austrlia's elderly can improve their overall health by taking a once-a-year dose of vitamin D tablets.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2008

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $104,995.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Other biomedical and clinical sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

accidental fall among older people | ageing | endocrinology | fractures | osteoporosis | prevention of fractures | vitamin D deficiency

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