Finding Consensus in the Dietary Calcium-Blood Pressure Debate

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue , 1999, Pages 398S-405S

  McCarron, David A ^a   Reusser, Molly E ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Calcium dietary; Hypertension; Review

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MINERALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0032833797     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1999.10718904     Document Type: Article

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