Dietary calcium intake by a group of 13 18-year-old Costa Rican teenagers

Calcium intake is one of the most important predictors of the amount of bone mass gained during growth. Therefore, this study was designed to estimate the dietary calcium intake of Costa Rican urban and rural adolescents ages 13-18 years old. Calcium dietary intake was determined using prospective 3...

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Main Authors: Rafael Monge-Rojas, Hilda P Nuñez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición 2001-06-01
Series:Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
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Online Access:http://wwww.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222001000200003