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What are the effects of very low calcium in elderly people? will they get hurt easier?
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Hypocalcemia: Low calcium affects everyone in similar fashion. Check out http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/endocrinology/hypocalcemia/Default.htm & https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/hormonal-and-metabolic-disorders/electrolyte-balance/hypocalcemia-low-level-of-calcium-in-the-blood. If you're asking about osteoporosis, check out http://goo.gl/ITQ3aN.
Answered 5/23/2015
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