Daily calcium intake and physical activity status in urban women living on low incomes in Davao, Philippines: A primary study for osteoporosis prevention

Journal of Medical Investigation

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 130-135

  Miura, Shoko ^a   Nakamori, Masayo ^a   Yagi, Masumi ^a   Saavedra, Ophelia L ^a   Ikemoto, Shinji ^a   Yamamoto, Shigeru ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium intake; Developing countries; Osteoporosis; Urban health; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDOMETER; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOUND; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

EID: 70350009674     PISSN: 13431420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2152/jmi.56.130     Document Type: Article

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