The Murakami Cohort Study of vitamin D for the prevention of musculoskeletal and other age-related diseases: a study protocol

• Main Authors: Kazutoshi Nakamura (Author), Ribeka Takachi (Author), Kaori Kitamura (Author), Toshiko Saito (Author), Ryosaku Kobayashi (Author), Rieko Oshiki (Author), Yumi Watanabe (Author), Keiko Kabasawa (Author), Akemi Takahashi (Author), Shoichiro Tsugane (Author), Masayuki Iki (Author), Ayako Sasaki (Author), Osamu Yamazaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Age-related musculoskeletal diseases are becoming increasingly burdensome in terms of both individual quality of life and medical cost. We intended to establish a large population-based cohort study to determine environmental, lifestyle, and genetic risk factors of musculoskeleta...