TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Prevention of falls and role of calcium and vitamin D JO - Aging clinical and experimental research A1 - Gatto, Salvatore A1 - Gimigliano, Francesca A1 - Gimigliano, Raffaele A1 - Iolascon, Giovanni SP - 20 EP - 21 VL - 23 IS - 2 Suppl N2 - Falls in the elderly are very common and represent a serious cause of morbidity, severe disability and death. Impairments of the mechanisms of postural stability with age and the presence of acute and chronic diseases may favour the occurrence of falls in the elderly. Together with the adoption of non-pharmacological measures, supplementation of calcium and vitamin D demonstrated to reduce hip fracture risk, particularly in institutionalized people.

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