Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 408-415 , November 2007

Inadequate Dietary Calcium and Vitamin D Intakes in Renal-Transplant Recipients in Ireland

  • Irene T. Lynch, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Nutrition, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
    • Department of Renal Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Irene T. Lynch, BSc, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
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  • Joseph. A. Eustace, MB, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
    • ,
  • Willliam. D. Plant, MB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
    • ,
  • Kevin .D. Cashman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland.
    • ,
  • Majella O’Keefe, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland.
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  • Sinead Lordan, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland.
    • ,
  • Rachel Moloney, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland.

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PII: S1051-2276(07)00118-5

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2007.05.005

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 408-415 , November 2007

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