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To the Editor: Reid et al. (Feb. 18 issue)¹ reported that calcium supplementation significantly slowed axial and appendicular bone loss in normal postmenopausal white women. However, the conclusions were generalized. Could the authors comment on the response to calcium supplementation in other racial groups?

Daniel Temianka, M.D.
CPP-HMG Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA 90015

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1. Reid IR, Ames RW, Evans MC, Gamble GD, Sharpe SJ. Effect of calcium supplementation on bone loss in postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med 1993;328:460-464. [Free Full Text]

To the Editor: Dr. Temianka correctly points out that we studied the effects of calcium supplementation on bone loss in white women and that our conclusions should be restricted to this group. Most previous studies in this area were also of white women, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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