Dietary calcium intake in premenopausal Bangladeshi women: Do socio-economic or physiological factor play a role?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 674-680

  Islam, M Z ^a   Lamberg Allardt, C ^a   Karkkainen M ^a   Ali, S M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Calcium intake; Premenopausal women; Socio economic groups

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CALCIUM INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0038527394     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601597     Document Type: Article

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