Health-behavior induced disease: Return of the milk-alkali syndrome

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1053-1055

  Caruso, Joseph B ^a   Patel, Rajendrakumar M ^a   Julka, Karan ^a   Parish, David C ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium supplementation; Health behavior; Hypercalcemia; Milk alkali syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTACID AGENT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE; MILK; MILK ALKALI SYNDROME; OSTEOPOROSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIURESIS; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; SELF MEDICATION; VITAMIN D;

EID: 34249938120     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0226-0     Document Type: Article

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