Should there be a dietary guideline for calcium intake? No

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 661-664

  Specker, Bonny L ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MASS; CALCIUM INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; FRACTURE; NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033994498     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.3.661     Document Type: Review

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