Calcium as a treatment of osteoporosis

Drugs of Today

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 631-639

  Blanch, J ^a,b   Pros, A ^a  

^a Del Mar University   (Spain)

^b Rheumatology Division   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM LACTATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM SALT; CITRATE CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ESTROGEN; ETIDRONIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GROWTH HORMONE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OXALIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTATE; PYROGLUTAMATE CALCIUM; SODIUM; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; THYROID HORMONE;

BONE METABOLISM; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM INTAKE; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032711213     PISSN: 16993993     EISSN: 16994019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dot.1999.35.8.552219     Document Type: Review

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