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Calcium absorption can be measured in at least three ways — by the balance procedure, by intubation of the small intestine with a double or triple lumen tube and by the oral administration of radioactive calcium.
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Nordin, B.E.C., Wilkinson, R., Marshall, D.H., Gallagher, J.C., Williams, A., Peacock, M. (1976). Calcium Absorption in the Elderly. In: Nielsen, S.P., Hjørting-Hansen, E. (eds) Calcified Tissues 1975. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-29272-3_70
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