Effect of calcium intake and physical activity level on bone mass and turnover in healthy, white, postmenopausal women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 937-943

  Suleiman, Suzi ^b   Nelson, Michael ^b   Li, Famei ^b   Buxton Thomas, Muriel ^b   Moniz, Caje ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone mass; Bone mineral density; Bone turnover; Calcium intake; Osteoporosis; Physical activity level; Postmenopausal women; Total bone mineral content

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE METABOLISM; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CAUCASIAN; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030824720     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.4.937     Document Type: Article

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