Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 577-582 , September 2008

Vitamin K supplementation does not significantly impact bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone in pre- and perimenopausal women

  • Stella L. Volpe

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biobehavioral and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 215 898 4901; fax: +1 215 573 7496.
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  • May May Leung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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  • Heather Giordano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Exercise Physiology, Canyon Ranch Health Resort, Lenox, MA 02140, USA

Received 2 May 2008 ,Revised 7 June 2008 ,Accepted 12 June 2008.

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PII: S0271-5317(08)00154-1

doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.06.006

Nutrition Research
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 577-582 , September 2008

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