Are current calcium recommendations for adolescents higher than needed to achieve optimal peak bone mass? The controversy

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1182-1186

  Atkinson, Stephanie A ^a   McCabe, George P ^b   Weaver, Connie M ^c   Abrams, Steve A ^d   O'Brien, Kimberly O ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE STRENGTH; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 44449130009     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/138.6.1182     Document Type: Review

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