Bone mineral density changes during lactation: Maternal, dietary, and biochemical correlates

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1738-1746

  Krebs, Nancy F ^a   Reidinger, Carol J ^b   Robertson, Alastair D ^b   Brenner, Manon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Breast feeding; Calciotropic hormones; Calcium; Lactation; Osteoporosis; Parity; Postpartum; Protein intake; Women

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ESTRADIOL; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE RELATED PROTEIN; PHOSPHORUS ACID DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE TURNOVER; BREAST FEEDING; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MILK; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; WEANING;

EID: 0030988592     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.6.1738     Document Type: Article

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