title: An implication for bone posterity: dietary calcium intake in medical personnel in southern West Virginia.
abstract: Osteoporosis in the postmenopausal and elderly years is caused by a multitude of factors, which include calcium intake, and is felt largely to be a preventable situation. Low dietary calcium intakes (505 mgs. daily) are common in middle-aged females in southern West Virginia. Further information about the demographic factors in the elderly population from all socioeconomic groups needs to be explored to effect changes in dietary lifestyles.
authors.affiliation: West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pfister
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D013337:Students, Medical; D014903:West Virginia
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary