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The calcium scare: response to Bolland et al.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia

    B. E. C. Nordin

  2. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia

    J. R. Lewis

  3. Exercise and Ageing, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia

    R. M. Daly

  4. School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia

    R. Prince

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This is a response to the letter from Bolland et al. that can be found at doi 10.1007/s00198-011-1783-y.

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Nordin, B.E.C., Lewis, J.R., Daly, R.M. et al. The calcium scare: response to Bolland et al.. Osteoporos Int 22, 3081–3083 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1799-3

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