Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: A 12-year prospective study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 992-997

  Feskanich, Diane ^a   Willett, Walter C ^b,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^b,c   Colditz, Graham A ^c  

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS FRACTURE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0030803469     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.6.992     Document Type: Article

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