Dietary calcium intake, physical activity and the risk of vertebral fracture in Chinese

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 228-232

  Chan, H H L ^a   Lau, E M C ^a,b   Woo, J ^a   Lin, F ^a   Sham, A ^a   Leung, P C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Lek Yuen Health Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Calcium intake; Grip strength; Physical activity; Reproductive factors; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPRODUCTION; RISK; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING; X RAY;

AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0030008372     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01622739     Document Type: Article

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