Dietary calcium intake and bone health in post-menopausal women in Nahaqi, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0029-6651,1475-2719
DOI: 10.1017/s0029665108000438