Nutrition, chronic disease, and the problem of proof

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 471-472

  Heaney, Robert P ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

CALCIUM INTAKE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; FALLING; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; AGING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICY;

AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH DESIGN; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33750126177     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.3.471     Document Type: Editorial

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