Calcium intake and the incidence of forearm and hip fractures among men

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1782-1787

  Owusu, William ^a   Willett, Walter C ^a,b   Feskanich, Diane ^b   Ascherio, Alberto ^a,b   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Colditz, Graham A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone fractures; Calcium; Forearm; Hip; Men; Milk

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; RISK;

EID: 0030930713     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.9.1782     Document Type: Article

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