A follow-up study on the effects of calcium-supplement withdrawal and puberty on bone acquisition of children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-77

  Lee, Warren T K ^a,b   Leung, Sophie S F ^a   Leung, Dora M Y ^a   Cheng, Jack C Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Student Hlth Spec Assess Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

bone mineral mass; Calcium; calcium supplementation; children; China; dual energy X ray absorptiometry; puberty; single photon absorptiometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PUBERTY;

EID: 0029902107     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.1.71     Document Type: Article

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