Response to "calcium supplements and cardiovascular risk"

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 900-901

  Lewis, Joshua R ^a,b   Calver, Janine ^c   Zhu, Kun ^a,b   Flicker, Leon ^b,c   Prince, Richard L ^a,b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPPLEMENTATION; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 79953047711     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.329     Document Type: Letter

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