Intake of calcium/vitamin D supplement in Iranian postmenopausal women
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Intake of calcium/vitamin D supplement in Iranian postmenopausal women
In Iran, the last National Nutrition and Dietary Survey [1] showed that about 80% of Iranians do not meet the estimated average requirement for calcium. While foods are not generally fortified in Iran, dietary supplement may be a convenient way to prevent nutritional deficiency in high-risk population groups including the elderly [2, 3]. There is however, no data on supplement usage by older ad...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Osteoporosis
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1862-3522,1862-3514
DOI: 10.1007/s11657-009-0033-9