First- and second-year effects in trials of calcium supplementation on the loss of bone density in postmenopausal women

Bone

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 527-533

  Mackerras, D ^a   Lumley, T ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone density; Calcium; Controlled trial; Fracture; Metaanalysis; Methods; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM LACTATE; CALCIUM LACTOGLUCONATE; CITRATE CALCIUM; GLUCONATE CALCIUM;

ARM; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MILK; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; SPINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIBIA;

BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031457963     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8756-3282(97)00181-6     Document Type: Article

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