Urinary calcium excretion in Chinese adolescents

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 226-228

  Wong, G W K ^a   Lam, C W K ^a   Kwok, M Y ^a   Mak, T W L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Calcium; Children; Chinese; Excretion; Urine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CHINESE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIET; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPERCALCIURIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0031863144     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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