A Canadian response to the 2010 Institute of Medicine vitamin D and calcium guidelines

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 746-748

  Schwalfenberg, Gerry K ^a   Whiting, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT; VITAMIN D;

CALCIUM INTAKE; CANADA; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SUNLIGHT;

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CANADA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D;

EID: 79955947375     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011000292     Document Type: Letter

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