Changes in bone mineral density and calcium metabolism in breastfeeding women: A one year follow-up study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2314-2318

  Affinito, Pietro ^a,b   Tommaselli, Giovanni Antonio ^a   Di Carlo, Costantino ^a   Guida, Francesco ^a   Nappi, Carmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CALCIUM; HYDROXYPROLINE; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE METABOLISM; BONE MINERAL; BREAST FEEDING; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS;

ADULT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BREAST FEEDING; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029976618     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.6.2314     Document Type: Article

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