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DRI Dietary Reference Intakes Calcium Vitamin D
LC Liquid chromatography
LOAEL Lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
LS Lumbar spine
LSM Least squares mean
MAS Milk-alkali syndrome
MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination
mo Month(s)
mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid
MrOS Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study
MS Mass spectrometry; Multiple sclerosis
MS/MS Tandem mass spectrometry
NA Not applicable
NCa Normocalcemic
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NCI National Cancer Institute
ND Not determined
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHS Nurses’ Health Study
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOAEL No-observed-adverse-effect level
NOD Nonobese diabetic
NR Not reported
NS Not significant
OA Osteoarthritis
OC Oral contraceptive
OP Osteoporosis
OR Odds ratio
OV Osteoid volume
PLCO Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
