Calcium supplementation, bone mineral density and bone mineral content. Predictors of bone mass changes in adolescent mothers during the 6-month postpartum period

We determined the effect of calcium supplementation on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) and identified predictors of bone mass changes in adolescent mothers 6 months postpartum. A prospective, analytical, clinical study was performed in adolescent mothers (≤19 years old; n=3...

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Published in:	Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
Main Authors:	Agustina Malpeli, María Apezteguia, José L Mansur, Alicia Armanini, Melisa acías Couret, Rosa Villalobos, Marta Kuzminczuk, Horacio F Gonzalez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
Subjects:	calcium supplementation bone mineral density bone mineral content adolescent mothers body composition calcium citrate dairy product
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222012000100005&lng=en&tlng=en