Variation in the mineral content of commercially available bottled waters: Implications for health and disease

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-130

  Garzon, Philippe ^a   Eisenberg, Mark J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL WATER; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM INTAKE; SUDDEN DEATH;

CALCIUM; DEATH, SUDDEN; DRINKING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MINERAL WATERS; MINERALS; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; OSTEOPOROSIS; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 0032144524     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00189-2     Document Type: Article

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