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158. Effectiveness and Safety of Vitamin D in Relation to Bone Health

Prepared for:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Rockville, MD 20850

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Contract No. 290-02-0021

Prepared by:

University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center

Ottawa, Canada

Investigators

Ann Cranney, M.D., M.Sc.

Tanya Horsley, Ph.D.

Siobhan O'Donnell, M.Sc.

Hope Weiler, Ph.D.

Lorri Puil, M.D., Ph.D.

Daylily Ooi, M.D.

Stephanie Atkinson, Ph.D.

Leanne Ward, M.D.

David Moher, Ph.D.

David Hanley, M.D.

Manchun Fang, M.Sc.

Fatemeh Yazdi, M.Sc.

Chantelle Garritty, BSc

Margaret Sampson, M.L.I.S.

Nick Barrowman, Ph.D.

Alex Tsertsvadze, M.D., M.Sc.

Vasil Mamaladze, M.D., Ph.D.

AHRQ Publication No. 07-E013

August 2007

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.

Suggested Citation:

Cranney A, Horsley T, O'Donnell S, Weiler HA, Puil L, Ooi DS, Atkinson SA, Ward LM, Moher D, Hanley DA, Fang M, Yazdi F, Garritty C, Sampson M, Barrowman N, Tsertsvadze A, Mamaladze V. Effectiveness and Safety of Vitamin D in Relation to Bone Health. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 158 (Prepared by the University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center (UO-EPC) under Contract No. 290-02-0021. AHRQ Publication No. 07-E013. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. August 2007.

No investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement (e.g., employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties) that conflict with material presented in this report.

This report is based on research conducted by the University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0021). The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment.

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