Intestinal calcium absorption of women during lactation and after weaning

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 526-531

  Kalkwarf, Heidi J ^a   Specker, Bonny L ^b   Heubi, James E ^b   Vieira, Nancy E ^b   Yergey, Alfred L ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intestinal calcium absorption; lactation; stable isotopes; weaning

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LACTATION; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING;

EID: 0029983710     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.4.526     Document Type: Article

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