Sociodemographic factors associated with calcium intake in premenopausal women: A cross-sectional study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 463-466

  Winzenberg, Tania M ^a   Riley, M ^b   Frendin, S ^c   Oldenburg, B ^d   Jones, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Health/Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium intake; Knowledge; Osteoporosis; Premenopausal; Self efficacy; Sociodemographics; Women

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALCIUM INTAKE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREMENOPAUSE; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 15544380193     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602105     Document Type: Article

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