Statistical problems with study on milk intake and mortality and fractures g6991

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 349, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Labos, Christopher ^a   Brophy, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; VITAMIN D;

BONE DENSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MILK INTAKE; MORTALITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ANIMAL; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; MALE; MILK;

ANIMALS; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MILK; MORTALITY;

EID: 84913573325     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g6991     Document Type: Letter

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