Effects of calcium supplementation on bone density in healthy children: Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7572, 2006, Pages 775-778

  Winzenberg, Tania ^a   Shaw, Kelly ^b   Fryer, Jayne ^a   Jones, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ARM BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33750047841     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38950.561400.55     Document Type: Article

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