Calcium absorption is significantly higher in adolescents during pregnancy than in the early postpartum period

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1188-1193

  O'Brien, Kimberly O ^a   Nathanson, Maureen Schulman ^b   Mancini, Jeri ^b   Witter, Frank R ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bone; Calcium absorption; Lactation; Pregnancy; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ISOTOPE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BREAST FEEDING; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LACTATION; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; DRUG EFFECT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ISOTOPES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LACTATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 0642337756     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/78.6.1188     Document Type: Article

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