Calcium Supplementation and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women Using Estrogen Replacement Therapy

• Main Authors: Haines, C. J., Chung, T. K. H., Leung, P. C., Hsu, S. Y. C., Leung, Denis H. Y.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1995
• Subjects: Econometrics; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/545
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Both estrogen and calcium have been shown to be of benefit in reducing the incidence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. It has been suggested that estrogen promotes the intestinal absorption of calcium, and this effect may especially benefit postmenopausal women with a low dietary intake of ca...