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Calcium supplements with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: reanalysis of the Women’s Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis

BMJ 2011; 342 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d2040 (Published 19 April 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d2040

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