Best Practices for Conducting Observational Research to Assess the Relation between Nutrition and Bone: An International Working Group Summary
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bone
nutrition
research methods
epidemiology
osteoporosis
diet
Abbreviations used
25(OH)D
serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D
aBMD
areal bone mineral density
BMC
bone mineral content
BMD
bone mineral density
BTM
bone turnover markers
CTX
C-terminal crosslinking telopeptides
FRAX
fracture risk assessment tool
HAL
hip axis length
ISCD
The International Society for Clinical Densitometry
ISNAO
International Symposium for the Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis
P1CP
1 C-terminal propeptide
P1NP
procollagen 1 N-terminal propeptide
pQCT
peripheral quantitative computed tomography
QUS
quantitative ultrasonometry
RCT
randomized controlled trial
vBMD
volumetric BMD
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Supported by a grant to CMW from the Dairy Research Consortium [Dairy Farmers of Canada, Centre national interprofessionnel de l'économie laitière (CNIEL), National Dairy Council, Dairy Australia Ltd., Dutch Dairy Association, Danish Dairy Research Foundation], who did not intervene in data analysis, interpretation or conclusions. Although not related to this manuscript, Dr. Bailey's complete funding history can be found at https://nutritionepidemiology.blogspot.com/.
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