# Should Older People in Residential Care Receive Vitamin D to Prevent Falls? Results of a Randomized Trial

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/should-older-people-in-residential-care-receive-vitamin-d-to-prevent-falls/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Leon Flicker,Robert J. MacInnis,Mark S. Stein,Sam Scherer,Kate E. Mead,Caryl Nowson,Jenny Thomas,Chris Lowndes,John L. Hopper,John D. Wark |
| Citations | 310 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00468.x |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1518786313 |
| PMID | 16274368 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2005 |

## Paper authors

- [Caryl Nowson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/caryl-nowson/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of the American Geriatrics Society](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-the-american-geriatrics-society/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Vitamin D Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/vitamin-d-research-studies/)

## Paper topics

- [Vitamin D Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/vitamin-d-research-studies/)
- [Bone health and osteoporosis research](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-health-and-osteoporosis-research/)
- [Nutrition and Health in Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-and-health-in-aging/)

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